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      <title>Bill Becomes A Law by David Blong</title>
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      <description>By David Blong and Ava Hermann</description>
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      <pubDate>2017-06-26 02:56:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Bill Becomes A Law Project 👩🏻‍💻 👨🏻‍💻 by David Blong and Ava Hermann</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177407873</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Vacationing should become a basic human right. 🌴<br>The government will subsidize plane tickets and hotel rooms for all citizens. <br>A maximum amount of time is given to vacation outside of working. 🕔</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 02:59:51 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 1: Bill is Drafted ✍️</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408060</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Members of Congress and the Executive Branch will draft the vacation bill. <br>These people decide to write the bill and its rules, in seek of congressional approval. ✏️📋</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:04:20 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 2: The Bill is Introduced 👀</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408192</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Representatives will introduce the vacation bill to the House. This is done by placing it in a special box on the Speaker's platform. 📥</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:07:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 3: The Bill is sent to Committee by Speaker of House ✈️</title>
         <author>ahermann1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408309</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>A committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty. Committees are important as they organize the most important work of congress. 📎</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:09:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 6: Floor Action 📅</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408332</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>House debates the bill, and may add amendments. If a majority (218/435) votes in favor of the bill, it goes to the Senate and the vacation bill is assigned to another committee. This bill for vacationing rights received 2️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ votes.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:09:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 4: Committee Action 🎬</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408337</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Most bills will die here. 😔<br>The committee may...<br>-pigeonhole: put aside and classify for future consideration.<br>-table: postpone consideration.<br>-amend: change, or vote on the bill. <br>The vacation bill does pass and it goes to the rule's committee</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:09:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 5: Rules Committee 📝</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408354</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>It decides the rules for debate, and when the bill will come up for debate.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:09:53 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 7: Committee Action 📆</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408618</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>If the committee majority votes for the bill, it moves to the Senate</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:14:43 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 8: Bill Called Up 📞</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408628</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Majority Senate floor leader decides when the whole Senate will consider the bill. The bill was “hotlined”, which means the Majority Leader and Minority Leader agree to pass the legislation by unanimous consent. 📣</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:14:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 9: Floor Action ⏳</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408640</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Bill is debated, and amendments may be added. Majority voted for it, it is returned to the House. 👏</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:15:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 10: Conference Committee 💬</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408672</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The House rejects some of the changes. ❌<br>The bill goes to a conference committee of members from both houses.<br> It works out a compromise. ✅</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:15:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 11: Vote on Compromise 🗳️</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408694</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Both houses will approve of the changes made by the conference committee and the vacation bill will be sent to the president. 📃📤 ➡️ </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:15:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Step 12: Presidential Action 🏁</title>
         <author>davidblong10</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177408707</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The president will sign the vacation bill and it will become the official law.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 03:16:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <author>ahermann1</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/davidblong10/lbi8ykmkv3yl/wish/177410912</link>
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         <pubDate>2017-06-26 04:05:20 UTC</pubDate>
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