1. Government Chapter 7
How a Bill Becomes a Law

2. Types of Bills and Resolutions
Private bills
Public bills
Resolutions
Simple resolution
Joint Resolution
Concurrent Resolution

3. Types of Bills and Resolutions
Riders
Why Bills seldom become Laws
Complicated process
Over 100 steps
Sponsors must be willing to bargain
Need strong support
Bills introduced with no chance of passing
Media attention

4. Introducing a Bill House: put in the hopper, box by the clerks desk.
Senate: Recognize the Senator and formally presents it.
Title and number; S1 for Senate, HR1 for House

5. Committee Action Pigeonholing, ignoring Hearings held
Subcommittee amending, Markup session
Committee recommends or kills
House, rules committee
Senate, to the floor

6. Floor Action Debating and Amending Bills Voting on bills Voice vote
Standing vote
Roll-call vote

7. Final Steps Conference Committee Presidential Action Conference report
Sign the Bill
Veto the Bill, not sign and return
Pocket veto, last 10 days of a session
Override by Congress, 2/3rds needed