https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip The process en-us 2021-05-06 13:04:12 UTC 2026-02-16 19:22:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4dc.png sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1497989653 Ideas for a new law can come from a representative or the citizens. Once the ideas are discussed, the representative conducts their research and drafts the idea into a bill. ]]> 2021-05-06 13:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1497989653 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498118395 After the bill is written, it is proposed to other representatives in expectation to gain a sponsor and support. When that is accomplished, the bill is ready to be introduced. ]]> 2021-05-06 13:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498118395 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498185971 The bill is introduced in the U.S House of Representatives. The representative will insert the bill into a special box called a hopper. A reading clerk receives the bill and reads it to all the Representatives. After the reading, the Speaker of the House sends the bill to one of the House standing committees.]]> 2021-05-06 13:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498185971 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498221260 Once the bill reaches the committee, it will be reviewed and revised before determining whether or not to send the bill to the House floor. ]]> 2021-05-06 14:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1498221260 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500454728 Representatives debate the bill and a reading clerk will read the bill section by section. Then the representatives edit and recommend changes. When everything has been edited, the bill is ready to be voted on. ]]> 2021-05-06 23:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500454728 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500471262 The bill is then voted on. If a majority of the Representatives approve, the bill passes in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is then certified by the Clerk of the House and then it is ready to be delivered to the U.S. Senate.]]> 2021-05-06 23:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500471262 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500477353 When the committee approves the bill, it is sent to the House floor. Once it arrives, the bill will be ready to be debated. ]]> 2021-05-06 23:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500477353 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500517982 When the bill is received by the U.S Senate, the bill will be analyzed in a senate committee, and then it is sent to the Senate floor where it will be ready to be voted on. If a majority of the Senators approve, the bill will then be ready to go to the president. ]]> 2021-05-06 23:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500517982 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500540675 Once the president receives the bill, he can either sign and pass the bill and make it a law or refuse to sign which means no law is made. ]]> 2021-05-07 00:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500540675 sfig2054 https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500558996 If the bill is approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the President, it is officially a law. ]]> 2021-05-07 00:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sfig2054/56x0jv3gwfuqbpip/wish/1500558996