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United States Congress. Committee System. A. What Committees Do - Legislative Oversight - Break Down the Work Load - Expertise - Compromises - Involvement of Public. Committee System. B. Types of Committees 1. Standing Committees 2. Select Committees Reason for:
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Committee System A. What Committees Do - Legislative Oversight - Break Down the Work Load - Expertise - Compromises - Involvement of Public
Committee System B. Types of Committees 1. Standing Committees 2. Select Committees Reason for: 3. Joint Committees 4. Conference Committees 5. Subcommittees 6. House Rules Committees
Committee System C. Choosing Committee Members 1. Assignment to Committee 2. Committee Chairperson’s Role 3. Seniority System
House A Bill Becomes a Law I. Introducing a Bill A. Who Can Create Legislation? B. Introducing of the Bill – How? 1. House 2. Senate 3. Numbering of Bill Ex. S-123 C. Types of Bills 1. Private Bill- 2. Public Bill-
How a Bill Becomes a Law D. Types of Resolutions Resolution -a formal statement of opinion or decision agreed to after the consideration of a motion (action to do something). 1. Joint Resolution (S.J. Res. Or H.J. Res.) 2. Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. Or H. Con. Res.) 3. Simple Resolution (S. Res. Or H. Res)
How a Bill Becomes a Law 4. Vocabulary Rider Christmas Tree Bill Open Rule Closed Rule Cloture Filibuster
How a Bill Becomes a Law E. Introduction of a Bill – The Process
How a Bill Becomes a Law E. Introduction of a Bill – The Process 1. House Speaker of the House 2. Committee Action Standing Committee Subcommittee Actions Taken by Committee: - Pigeonhole - Discharge Petition - Amend Bill - Recommend the bill - Approve the bill & write a report **Hold Public Hearings on the Issue**
How a Bill Becomes a Law E. Introduction of a Bill – The Process 3. Rules Committee *This is ONLY IN THE HOUSE OF REP.!! -schedule -make the rules in regards to what you can do to a bill. -debate time 4. Floor Action –Debate Occurs Here -kill -return to committee -amend - pass on to the Senate Vice Versa
How a Bill Becomes a Law 5. Senate (the other house) * same as in the House of Representatives- with very few exceptions. 6. Committee Action 7. Floor Action Filibuster – Only in the Senate! *if there are changes it must go back to the committee in the house it originate from OR a Conference Committee.
How a Bill Becomes a Law 8. President’s Signature Signature of the President Veto Pocket Veto Line-Item Veto – Supreme Court 9. The Bill Becomes Law PL-111-5