How a Bill Becomes a Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Introduced by a member of Congress

In the HOR, a bill dropped off in a hopper

Speaker of the House assigns it to a committe

House Committee researches, debates the bill

Sent to the House Floor (all members of the HOR) to vote on

If the bill passes the HOR, goes to the Senate (process starts over again)

Majority leader of the Senate assigns the bill to a committee

Next goes to the Senate floor (all the Senators vote yea or nay)

Both House of the Congress must pass the bill before it goes to the President

Bill passes go the President.

President can do 3 things

Sign it & the bill becomes law

veto the bill

Use his pocket veto ( ignore itm if it the last 10 D SAYS of Congress session it will not become law.