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1.Idea
1.Idea
First, a citizen thinks of an idea to solve a problem in their community. 
2. Contacting a Representative
2. Contacting a Representative
Then, they contact a local Representative. The Representative researches the idea and writes it into a bill. 
3. Sponsorship
3. Sponsorship
The Representative talks with other Representatives in order to get them to sponsor them. When it has been sponsored, the bill goes to H.R. and is read to all of the Representatives. 
4. Committee
4. Committee 
The bill is sent to a standing committee where it is edited and then sent to the House floor.       
5. Voting in the House
5. Voting in the House 
The bill is discussed and debate on by the house of representatives. The representatives then vote on the bill using one of three ways:
- Viva Voice (voice vote)
- Division
-Recorded 
6. Voting in the Senate
6. Voting in the Senate
The bill is sent to the Senate, where it is discussed and debated on and then voted on (by voice). 
7. President's Decision
7. President's Decision
The bill is then passed onto the president, where he decides what will happen to it. The president has three choices as to what he can do with the bill:
-Sign and pass it (make it a law)
-Veto the bill (refuse to sign) 
-Pocket veto (he does nothing; if Congress is in session, the bill will become a law in ten days.)
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First, a citizen thinks of an idea to solve a problem in their community.

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Then, they contact a local Representative. The Representative researches the idea and writes it into a bill.

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The Representative talks with other Representatives in order to get them to sponsor them. When it has been sponsored, the bill goes to H.R. and is read to all of the Representatives.

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The bill is sent to a standing committee where it is edited and then sent to the House floor.

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The bill is discussed and debate on by the house of representatives. The representatives then vote on the bill using one of three ways:
- Viva Voice (voice vote)
- Division
-Recorded

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The bill is sent to the Senate, where it is discussed and debated on and then voted on (by voice).

# data[].attributes.body
The bill is then passed onto the president, where he decides what will happen to it. The president has three choices as to what he can do with the bill:
-Sign and pass it (make it a law)
-Veto the bill (refuse to sign)
-Pocket veto (he does nothing; if Congress is in session, the bill will become a law in ten days.)