1. UNIT 7
HOW A BILL
BECOMES A LAW
MR. Dickerson

2. The process from being a bill to becoming a law is very tough.
I’m just a bill video

3. INTRODUCTION The House (H.R.) introduces a bill1
INTRODUCTION
The House (H.R.) introduces a bill
The Senate (S.) introduces a bill

4. 2
COMMITTEES
a committee may approve, rewrite or kill the bill

5. 3
DEBATE
In each house, the bill is debated and members vote on their version of the bill.

6. 4
ONE VERSION
House and Senate members get together to hammer out one common bill.

7. 5
FINAL VOTE
Both houses vote separately on the bill.

8. PRESIDENT OK’s or VETO’s6
President can sign the bill or veto (cancel) it.
Barack Obama
44th President

9. VETO OVERRIDE 7
If President vetoes the bill it can still pass with 2/3 of Congress vote 2 3

10. BILL BECOMES A LAW 8
The bill is now officially a LAW

11. THE
END