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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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The Majority Leader sends the bill to a specific committee. The committee sets the rules for voting again using the same guidelines from earlier.

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The Majority Leader sends the bill to a specific committee. The committee sets the rules for voting again using the same guidelines from earlier.

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Constituent
Lobbyist
Rules Committee
Recommend to the Floor
Speaker of the House
Mark-Up
Pigeonhole
Closed-Rule
Open-Rule
Debate
Filibuster
Committee Conference
Majority Leader
Veto
Pocket Veto
Override

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In the case that the second house wants to make changes, the bill is sent to the Conference Committee to create a compromise and shipped off to both houses for a re-vote. Both houses must pass the conference bill in order to move on in the process again.

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If Congress is so upset about a veto, they can re-vote on the bill. If the bill passes with at least 2/3 approval in both houses, it becomes a law. If not, the bill is killed.

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The President does not approve of the bill but does not want to outright veto it, so he lets it sit. If the bill is not touched in the next 10 days that Congress is not in session, the bill dies. If Congress remains in session for more than 10 days, the bill automatically becomes a law without the President's signature.

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The President does not approve of this bill and kills the bill.

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The President approves of this bill and sends his blessings and signature along with it. The bill becomes a law.

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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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Each house MUST see and pass each bill in order to move on!

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Each house MUST see and pass each bill in order to move on!

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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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Death to the bill!

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The bill moves on

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Rules set in the Rules Committee are followed and the bill is debated and voted on.

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Once the bill is passed through the committee, it is sent to the floor of the Senate. The Senate will set any rules, open-rule or closed-rule for debate and then do so. Open-rule is when amendments can be made, usually making a bill harder to pass. Closed-rule does not allow amendments, much like the House. The Senate can also filibuster the bill, essentially debating it to death and preventing it from moving on.

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The bill is pigeonholed and dies.

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This is a Recommend to the Floor.

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The bill is pigeonholed and dies.

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This is a Recommend to the Floor.

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This committee writes up the bill and buffs it out to a presentable state, also known as a Mark-Up. The bill is then voted on to determine if it should move on in the process. Most bills head off to the Rules Committee, which determines the rules for how the bill is dealt with. In the instance of "closed-rule", the bill cannot be amended in debate and has time limits.

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This committee writes up the bill and buffs it out to a presentable state, also known as a Mark-Up. The bill is then voted on to determine if it should move on in the process.

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Starting in the House of Representatives

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Starting in the House of Representatives

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A bill can start in either the Senate or the House, following a respective track. The Speaker of the House sends the bill to a committee.

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A bill can start in either the Senate or the House, following a respective track. The Speaker of the House sends the bill to a committee.

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A senator or representative submits a bill, which started from an idea created by a lawmaker, citizen, constituent or another group. Lobbyists influence members that a law needs to be changed in order to fit their needs.