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The senators form a committee who discuss a bill and then send it to the senate floor to be voted on using a voice vote. If the majority votes yea, then the bill is sent to the president.

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The bill is either voted by

Voice Vote-Where supporters say aye and the opposition say no.

Division-The speaker asks both sides to stand up when called and be counted.

Recorded-Representatives use an electronic voting system.

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When the president has hold of the bill he or she can  do three things which are listed in the following:
*  He or she can sign the bill passing it into law.
* He or she can veto the bill sending it back to the House of Representatives, but if 2/3rds of both houses approve, the veto is overridden.
* He or she can pocket veto which means he or she does nothing, and if the congress is in session, the bill becomes a law, and if it is not, nothing happens.

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When the committee approves the bill, it is sent back to the house for debate.

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If they decide to pursue the bill than the committee discusses and vote to send the bill back to the house.

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When the bill is placed in the hopper it becomes introduced. When the representatives introduce the bill to a bill clerk addresses it with a number starts with H.R.  A reading clerk states the bill to the representatives. The house speaker then directs the bill to a house standing committee.

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When a Representative has written a bill, the bill needs a sponsor. The Representative talks with other Representatives about the bill in hopes of getting their support for it. Once a bill has a sponsor and some support from other Representatives, it is ready to be introduced.

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Citizens create an idea for a law.  The idea is shared to the representatives.  If the representatives agree on this idea, they will write them into a bill.