How Bills become Law
How bills become Law 1
How bills become law
POLS210 B039
AMU
Laura Olson
How bills become law 2
How bills become law
How bills become law is very interesting. The balance of powers is put to the test every time a bill is proposed and passed. Bills are introduced by either the House or the Senate. Either chamber can introduce different versions of a bill at the same time. Only members of Congress can introduce a bill. In the House legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper. A hopper is a box on the House Clerk 's desk thats members place bills and resolutions to introduce them. (Aristotle International, 2002) In the Senate, in order to introduce a bill, members must get recognition of the presiding officer during the “morning hour”. The morning hour is a 90 minute period on Mondays and Tuesdays set aside for five minute speeches by members who have reserved a spot in advance on any topic. (Aristotle International, 2002) When a bill is introduced it goes through a bit of a process. The bill is assigned a number, for example HR 501, which comes from the House or S10 coming from the Senate. The bill gets labeled with the sponsor 's name. The bill then gets sent to the Government Printing Office and copies are made. Senate bills can be jointly sponsored. The sponsor is the original member who introduces a bill. (Aristotle International, 2002) Members can also co-sponsor the legislation. Bills can also come from the president and are introduced by a sponsor that is a member of congress. New Bills get numbered and sent to the appropriate committee. (week 3, lesson notes)
How bills become law
POLS210 B039
AMU
Laura Olson
How bills become law 2
How bills become law
How bills become law is very interesting. The balance of powers is put to the test every time a bill is proposed and passed. Bills are introduced by either the House or the Senate. Either chamber can introduce different versions of a bill at the same time. Only members of Congress can introduce a bill. In the House legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper. A hopper is a box on the House Clerk 's desk thats members place bills and resolutions to introduce them. (Aristotle International, 2002) In the Senate, in order to introduce a bill, members must get recognition of the presiding officer during the “morning hour”. The morning hour is a 90 minute period on Mondays and Tuesdays set aside for five minute speeches by members who have reserved a spot in advance on any topic. (Aristotle International, 2002) When a bill is introduced it goes through a bit of a process. The bill is assigned a number, for example HR 501, which comes from the House or S10 coming from the Senate. The bill gets labeled with the sponsor 's name. The bill then gets sent to the Government Printing Office and copies are made. Senate bills can be jointly sponsored. The sponsor is the original member who introduces a bill. (Aristotle International, 2002) Members can also co-sponsor the legislation. Bills can also come from the president and are introduced by a sponsor that is a member of congress. New Bills get numbered and sent to the appropriate committee. (week 3, lesson notes)
References: Aristotle International. (2002). Government 101. How a Bill Becomes Law. Retrieved from: http://votesmart.org/education/how-a-bill-becomes-law#.UQ2_qqWRKlI Olson, Laura. (2013) Lesson 3. Congress. Retrieved from: https://edge.apus.edu/xsl-portal/site/217560/page/a680a78a-3501-496c-98dd-577ca34924c9 Mount, Steve. (1995). Constitution Topic. How a Bill Becomes Law.Retrieved from: http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_law.html