Chapter 7.1-2 by Kelly May https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/9effqsv4h73v sections 1 and 2 en-us 2017-09-20 14:24:48 UTC 2017-09-22 13:57:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Resolutions kelly_may2 https://padlet.com/kelly_may2/9effqsv4h73v/wish/189346022
  • Congress can also pass resolutions to make policy on an unusual matter.
  • A joint resolution is a resolution passed in the same form by both houses. 
  • A simple resolution covers matters affecting only one house of Congress and is passed by that house alone.
  • Concurrent resolutions cover matters requiring the action of the House and Senate but on which a law is not needed. 
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  • A rider is a provision on a subject other than the one covered in the bill. 
  • Lawmakers attach riders to bills that are likely to pass. 
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  • The first step in the process is to write a bill. 
  • To introduce a bill in the House, a member drops the bill into the hopper. 
  • To introduce a bill in the Senate, the presiding officer must first recognize the senator, who then formally presents the bill.
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  • Bills are sent to the committees that deal with the subject. 
  • Committees can ignore bills and simply let them “die,” or the committee can “kill” them by a majority vote. 
  • A committee can completely rewrite a bill or amend it.
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  • Once the committee decides to act on a bill, they hold a hearing.
  • allow a committee to gather information, but most information usually comes from their staff research.
  • Committee chairs can use hearings to influence public opinion for or against a bill.
  • focus public attention on a problem or give interest groups a chance to present their perspective.
  • the best time for outside groups to influence the bill. 
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  • Committee members go through the bill making any changes they think the bill needs.
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  • The floor debate is the point where amendments can be added to a bill unless the House has adopted a closed rule.
  • After each section is read, amendments may be offered.
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  • A quorum of the members must be present for the voting on the bill
  • The third reading of the bill is given, and the vote is taken.
  • House and Senate members can vote on a bill in one of three ways:
    • Voice vote
    • A standing vote
    • Roll-call vote
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  • Members of the conference committee are called conferees or managers. 
  • They work out the differences by finding compromises.
  • A majority of the conferees from each house draft the final bill. 

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  • If the president signs the bill, it becomes law. 
  • The president can also keep the bill for 10 days without signing it.
  • The president can also reject a bill by using the veto. 
  • If vetoed, it returns to the house where it originated.
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  • Congress can override a president’s veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses
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  • Almost all important work on tax laws occurs in the House Ways and Means Committee.  
  • The committee’s tax bills are usually debated on the House floor under a closed rule.
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  • The Constitution gives the Senate the authority to amend tax bills passed by the House.
  • The Committee on Finance has primary responsibility for tax matters.
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  • Congress follows an authorization bill and an appropriations bill.
  • an authorization bill sets up a federal program and specifies how much money can be used for it. 
  • an appropriations bill is a legislative grant of money to pay for a government program. 
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  • committees have a powerful influence on government agencies’ budgets. 
  • the same appropriations subcommittees in both chambers review the budget.
  • Appropriations subcommittees often develop close relationships with certain agencies.

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  • earmarks are when members of Congress specify that some part of a funding bill will go toward a certain purpose.
  • Critics see earmarks as allowing members of Congress to direct money to their own pet projects or to satisfy their own constituents. 

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