https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5 en-us 2018-10-22 00:18:26 UTC 2026-02-10 14:46:48 UTC hello@padlet.com maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295547803 Only a few hundred of the total proposed bills become laws. Most of them die in congress and some are vetoed by the president. The lawmaking process is complicated and it can take a long time for a bill to become a law.]]> 2018-10-22 16:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295547803 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295548659 These involve general matters and apply to the entire nation. These bills are often controversial because it's hard to shape policies that please a majority of people. Examples of public bills are tax cuts, national health insurance, gun control, civil rights and abortion.]]> 2018-10-22 16:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295548659 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295548691 These deal with individual people or places and often involve either claims against the government or on individual's immigration problems. These bills used to make up a majority of the proposed bills but now are fewer than 100 out of the total 7,000 bills.]]> 2018-10-22 16:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295548691 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295553787 The first step to making a law is writing the bill - almost half of the passed bills are suggested by the executive branch]]> 2018-10-22 16:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295553787 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295553919 The second step is to drop the bill into the hopper which is a box near the clerk’s desk. To formally introduce a bill to the senate, the presiding officer recognizes the senator who then presents the bill themselves. As soon as a bill is introduced, it is given a title and number and then printed and redistributed to lawmakers]]> 2018-10-22 16:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295553919 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295554451 Then, the bills are sent to the committees that deal with the given subject. If a committee wants to reject a bill, they just ignore it and let the bill die there. If a committee wants to rewrite or amend a bill, they can. When a committee decides they want to follow through on a bill, the committee listens to testimony from individuals who are experts on the bill’s subject.]]> 2018-10-22 16:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295554451 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295554544 The committee then meet in a markup session - marking up the bill- to decide what will or will not change in the bill.]]> 2018-10-22 16:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295554544 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556390 After these changes are made, the committee will decide to either kill the bill or report it. Reporting a bill means sending the bill to the full house or senate for further action. The committee also sends a written report to the house or senate.]]> 2018-10-22 16:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556390 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556426 Next is a debate on the floor of the house or senate. Only a few lawmakers take part in floor debates. The floor debate is the point where amendments can be added to a bill unless the house adopts a closed rule. A closed rule means no amendments can be adopted. The second reading of the bill also occurs during this debate.]]> 2018-10-22 16:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556426 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556638 Following this debate is voting on the bill. A majority, or quorum, of the members must be present. The bill is read for a third time and the voting then occurs.]]> 2018-10-22 16:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295556638 maitrriii https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295557369 For a bill to be made into a law, the house and senate must accept the bill in identical form. If this doesn’t happen, a conference committee must work out the differences between the two chambers. After identical bills have been passed by both houses of congress, the bill is sent to the president. The president either signs or vetoes the bill. Congress can override the veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses although this rarely happens]]> 2018-10-22 16:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/maitrriii/niaxv0f3spu5/wish/295557369