1. 10/9/09 BR- Are there any current bills (this is what a rule is called before it become a law) in Congress that you know about? If not, what ones should there be? Today: “I’m Just a Bill” – How Laws - Hand in charts.. “Laws are like sausages, people really don’t want to know how they are made”

2. Some Interesting bills H.R. 1207/ S.604 S. 773 - Check www.opencongress.org or http://www.congress.org/www.opencongress.org http://www.congress.org/ Read about them and submit a write-up, and get some E.C.

3. Watch the Video After, lets discuss and then make a chart by which a bill becomes a law As you watch, see if you can write down some of the steps mentioned..

4. Resources.. http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_law.h tml http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_law.h tml http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/ legprocess.htm http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/ legprocess.htm http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/ pdf/legprocessflowchart.pdf http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/ pdf/legprocessflowchart.pdf http://www.lexisnexis.com/help/CU/The_Leg islative_Process/How_a_Bill_Becomes_Law.htm

6. Assignment – Due Tuesday! Make a flow chart of how a bill becomes a law. For E.C. color and illustrate the chart Step 1: “There is a problem..” Last step: “The law is enacted”