LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION1. PREPARATION OF THE BILL Show The Member or the Bill Drafting Division of the Reference and Research Bureau prepares and drafts the bill upon the Member's request. 2. FIRST READING
3. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION/ACTION
4. SECOND READING
5. THIRD READING
6. TRANSMITTAL OF THE APPROVED BILL TO THE SENATE The approved bill is transmitted to the Senate for its concurrence. 7. SENATE ACTION ON APPROVED BILL OF THE HOUSE The bill undergoes the same legislative process in the Senate. 8. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
9. TRANSMITTAL OF THE BILL TO THE PRESIDENT Copies of the bill, signed by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and certified by both the Secretary of the Senate and the Secretary General of the House, are transmitted to the President. 10. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION ON THE BILL
11. ACTION ON APPROVED BIL The bill is reproduced and copies are sent to the Official Gasette Office for publication and distribution to the implementing agencies. It is then included in the annual compilation of Acts and Resolutions. 12. ACTION ON VETOED BILL The message is included in the Order of Business. If the Congress decides to override the veto, the House and the Senate shall proceed separately to reconsider the bill or the vetoed items of the bill. If the bill or its vetoed items is passed by a vote of two-thirds of the Members of each House, such bill or items shall become a law.
Which committee would be in charge of working out a compromise between the two chambers?CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The representatives from each house work to maintain their version of the bill. If the Conference Committee reaches a compromise, it prepares a written conference report, which is submitted to each chamber. The conference report must be approved by both the House and the Senate.
What are the names for each of the two chambers of the legislature?Established by Article I of the Constitution, the Legislative Branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress.
What are the different types of committee?There are various types of committees: standing, standing joint, legislative, special, special joint and subcommittees.
What are 3 examples of a joint committee?Joint Committee on Printing.. Joint Committee on Taxation.. Joint Committee on the Library.. Joint Economic Committee.. |