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Chapter 12: Congress in Action Section 4

Objectives Describe how a bill is introduced in the Senate. Compare the Senate’s rules for debate with those in the House. Describe the role of conference committees in the legislative process. Evaluate the actions the President can take after both houses have passed a bill.

Key Terms filibuster: a tactic by which a minority of Senators seeks to delay or block Senate action on a measure cloture: a Senate rule limiting debate veto: to refuse to sign pocket veto: if Congress adjourns its session within 10 days of submitting a bill to the President that the President does not sign, the bill dies

Introduction What are the major differences in the lawmaking process in the House and the Senate? The Senate has fewer rules limiting floor debate than the House. The Senate also has the filibuster and the cloture rule, which allow the minority to block measures supported by the majority. Finally, the Senate lacks the Rules Committee of the House.

The Senate Senate standing committees deal with bills in a similar way as the House of Representatives. However, the rules for Senate floor proceedings are less formal and strict than those of the House. NOTE TO TEACHER: The above image shows senate pages carrying copies of a bill to the Senate floor.

Debate in the Senate There are few limits on floor debate in the Senate. In general, a senator can speak on the floor as long as he or she pleases about any topic that he or she wants to. However, no senator may speak more than twice on the same question on the same day. Many Senate bills are debated under a unanimous consent agreement that limits the amount of floor debate.

The Filibuster A filibuster is a stalling tactic used by a minority of senators to talk a bill to death. Filibusterers try to take up so much floor time with speeches and other time-killing motions that the Senate has to drop or modify a bill to move forward. The Senate tries to beat filibusters by holding long daily sessions and enforcing strict rules to wear down talkers.

The Filibuster, cont. Strom Thurmond, right, holds the record for a filibuster, holding the floor for 24 hours and 18 minutes. Today most filibusters are team efforts, with senators taking turns. More than 300 measures have been killed by filibusters.

Cloture The Cloture rule was adopted in 1917 after a three week filibuster killed a measure related to World War I. Cloture allows debate to be limited by a special procedure that requires support by 60 senators. Only a third of the 600 attempts to invoke cloture have succeeded, so filibusters remain effective. Senators often oppose cloture to preserve free debate and the value of the filibuster.

Conference Committees Checkpoint: What usually happens when House and Senate versions of a bill are not identical? A conference committee is formed to iron out the differences and create a compromise bill. The committee members are usually leading members of the standing committees that handled the bill in each house. Checkpoint Answer: A conference committee is formed from the leading members of the standing committees in each house that originally handled the bill, and this committee creates a compromise bill. 10

Conference Committees, cont. It is rare for either house to reject a compromise bill approved by the conference committee. This rarity is due to the influence of the committee members and the fact that there is usually little time left in a session to consider the bill.

The President Acts All bills that pass Congress are sent to the President, who can do one of four things: Sign the bill into law. Veto, or refuse to sign, the bill. Let the bill become law by not signing it within 10 days. NOTE TO TEACHERS: The above image shows President Eisenhower signing a bill into law.

The President Acts, cont. Kill a bill by using a pocket veto. If Congress adjourns its session within 10 days of submitting a bill that the President has not signed, it dies by pocket veto. Congress can override a veto with a 2/3 majority of each house, but this is rare. NOTE TO TEACHERS: The above image shows President Bush signing a bill into law.

Review Members of Congress work hard to gather support and find cosponsors before they draft and submit a bill. Authors also tweak the wording of bills so that they will be steered to favorable committees.

How a Bill Becomes a Law, Pt. 1 A bill introduced in the House follows the 4 steps shown in the graphic and then moves on to the Senate. Bills are often referred to more than one standing committee for study and approval.

The Rules Committee The House majority party often uses the Rules Committee to advance its agenda. This committee can restrict floor debate about a bill or even bypass standing committees and bring a bill directly to the floor for a vote. NOTE TO TEACHERS: The above image shows Howard McKeon, (R., Calif. ) and Roscoe G. Bartlett (R., Md.) during a House Armed Services Committee markup.

How a Bill Becomes a Law, Pt. 2 A bill introduced in the Senate begins with steps 5-7 and then moves to the House. How does the lawmaking process for the Senate differ from that of the House? Answer: The Senate does not have the step of the Rules Committee setting the conditions for debate and amendment on the floor.

How a Bill Becomes a Law, Pt. 3 Steps 8-9 are often not needed, as a bill approved by one house is often left unchanged by the second. The threat of a veto is often enough to block or force changes in a proposed bill.

Review Now that you have learned about the major differences in the lawmaking process between the House and the Senate, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Can and should the lawmaking process be improved?