1. Warm Up What two ways can a committee kill a bill?
What is it called when a congressman adds onto a bill something that has nothing to do with the actual bill?
What is your bill topic?
4. Opinion: What part of the economy do you think Congress should deal with first?
Pigeonhole or majority vote
rider

2. Taxing & Spending Bills
Standard 12.4
Learning Goal: I will learn how Congress carries out monetary policy.

3. I. Ways & Means Committee
H of R
Starts all revenue measures/tax laws
Closed Rule: only members from the committee may make changes to the bill

4. II. Senate Try to change tax bills from the H of R Finance Committee
i. Deals with most tax bills

5. III. Appropriating Money
Approving governmental spending
Authorization bill
Sets up a federal program specifying amounts of $$$
Appropriations bill
Provides money needed to carry out the laws

7. IV. Appropriations Committee
A. In both houses they hear agency & program’s testimonies for the required funds each year

8. V. Uncontrollable Expenditures
Money that has previously been allocated by Congress members
Example: ss or previous gov’t contracts