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How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Journey of H.R. 2965 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act

The process of how a bill becomes law in the U.S. Congress begins with revenue bills starting in the House. Each bill is numbered, assigned to a committee, debated in the full chamber, and then voted on. If passed in both the House and Senate in different forms, it goes to a conference committee for reconciliation. Finally, the President can sign the bill into law, veto it, or let it sit for ten days (pocket veto). This process explains the legislative journey of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.

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How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Journey of H.R. 2965 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act

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  1. How a BILL Becomes a LAW

  2. REVENUE Bills must start in the HOUSE;all other bills can start in EITHER chamber

  3. Bill is given a number and assigned to a committee

  4. Who is the REPRESENTATIVE from CT’s 4th District (YOUR district)? JIM HIMES

  5. Committee holds hearings and writes a report Bill placed on the Calendar Debated by full chamber Chamber Vote Gov. Jim Douglas (R-VT), Gov. Jim Doyle (D-WI) and Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) participate in a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 11, 2008 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the Bush administrations regulatory rule changes to energy and environmental policies.

  6. … Now over to the SENATE JOE LIEBERMAN (Retiring) RICHARD BLUMENTHAL (Freshman Senator)

  7. If the Bill passes the SENATE and the HOUSE,but in different forms,it goes to CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Senate Budget Committee ranking member Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC), ranking member Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and committee members Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL) and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) hold conference committee meeting in the U.S. Capitol April 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.

  8. If the BILL passes a simple majorityin BOTH chambers it is off to the PRESIDENT to be SIGNED into LAW or VETOED

  9. The PRESIDENT has FOUR options: Sign the BILL into LAW VETO the BILL outright Let the BILL sit for TEN days POCKET VETO

  10. YOUR TASK: Trace a BILL through the Process to become a LAW The BILL: H.R.2965 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

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