https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2 Made with wonder en-us 2019-03-07 15:05:14 UTC 2019-03-14 01:48:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png s28106581 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/338895821 All laws start as a idea that people have. Then they send their ideas to their representatives. The representative writes the idea and then can put it in a hopper, where the idea becomes a bill. ]]> 2019-03-07 15:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/338895821 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/338900056 The bill clerk gives it a number that starts with H.R. A reading clerk reads the bill to all the representatives and the speaker of the house sends the bill to one of the house standing committees. ]]> 2019-03-07 15:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/338900056 s28106581 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339475435 2019-03-08 20:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339475435 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339477380 When the bill gets to committee, the representatives that represent specific topics will review the bill then vote whether or not to send the bill to House floor. In the case that committee members require more information to make their decision, the bill goes to a subcommittee, where experts are called to review to bill.]]> 2019-03-08 20:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339477380 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479070 If the committee approves the bill then it goes to (reported) to the House floor where the House of Representatives debates about it. Then a reading clerk reads the bill section by section and representatives recommend changes. ]]> 2019-03-08 20:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479070 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479349 The representatives express their opinions and a reading clerk reads the bill aloud and the representatives can recommend changes. ]]> 2019-03-08 20:49:29 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479349 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479803 The bill can be voted on in three different ways:
1. The Voice Vote, in which the Speaker of the House asks the House of Representatives whether or not they agree with the bill. Those who support the bill say aye and those that don't say no.
2. Division, in which the Speaker of the House has the representatives that agree stand and be counted then those disagree to stand and be counted.
3. Recorded, in which the representatives vote electronically.
After the bill is voted on, it is approved by the Clerk of the Houe]]> 2019-03-08 20:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339479803 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339481134 The bill now goes to the Senate where it is discussed then sent to the senate floor where it is once again voted on. Those who support the bill say yea and those who don't say nay.]]> 2019-03-08 20:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339481134 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339694584 The president can sign the bill (making it a law), veto the bill so that it goes back to the house of representatives and senate where another vote is held and if 2/3 agree with the bill, the house of representatives and senate override the president's veto, or he/she can do nothing (pocket veto) and after 10 days (if Congress is in session) the bill becomes a law.]]> 2019-03-10 16:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339694584 s27744556 https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339695077 If the bill is approved, it is now a law and is enforced by the executive branch. ]]> 2019-03-10 16:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/s28106581/group2/wish/339695077