An Act of Congress Project How A Bill is Made An Act of Congress Project

Review Congress is the Law Making Branch A Bill is a document that is trying to become a law Two houses in Congress Senate House of Representatives

1. Bill Introduced Bill is introduced and it receives a name/title Example (Illegal Immigration #54742831) Bill then gets sent to a committee review how important this bill is

2. Bill Goes to Committee Bill is approved by committee or dropped by committee, depending on if it is a necessary and proper bill If approved, bill goes to a Sub-Committee (a smaller, more focused group to see the pros and cons of the bill)

3. Bill at Sub-Committee Bill can be approved or dropped This depending on importance of the bill and if the bill is constitutional or not If approved it will be sent back to the Committee

4. Back to Committee Bill can be dropped or approved one last time before going to the House or Senate If approved, it is placed on the Senate or House calendar to be discussed by all members of that legislative body

5. Bill is debated by the House or Senate If approved by the first house, it goes to the other house It then goes through committee hearings at this point to see if it is a good bill. If both houses approve the bill, it is then sent to the President

6. Sent to the President President has the right to veto or sign bill Veto – drops bill A signed bill then becomes law! A vetoed bill can go back to Congress to see if they want to override the veto

7. Bill Returns to Congress If a bill is returned to the Congress with a veto from President, Congress can override (check and balance) the President’s veto Bill can still become law with a 2/3 override vote of both Houses (House of Representatives and Senate)

Students Must do their Homework Bill Senate House of Representatives Intro: HOMEWORK OR PAY BILL Students must do their homework or pay a $50 fine to their teacher for each day it is not turned in. Make students responsible and make teacher rich. HOMEWORK OR PAY BILL Committee on Education and Labor House of Rep. Floor Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions PRESIDENT: VETO: _____ SIGN: ______ Senate Floor CONGRESS: Override 2/3 Vote: Yes: _____ No: ______ If needed!?!?!

Make Your Own Bill Project You will need to get a partner for this project Using the large paper in the back of the room, you will need to create a bill. You need to have your bill go through the process of “how a bill is made” (let’s assume that it makes it past each committee) You will then need to present it on Thursday in class to see if it is accepted or not.