"How a bill becomes a law" - This is not a real, singular process because bills can become laws in many many ways House side of process - Introduce (submit) legislation to get a "house resolution number" - Committee Stage - referred to appropriate Standing Committee - Speaker of House does this - Can refer to one or many committees - Multiple referral means it's more likely to die/change - Standing Commitee refers to subcommittee - Marked up for changes, can die (get buried) - Full Committee discusses and votes on marked up version - Rules Committee -- sets rules for debate on bill - Floor Action - scheduled by Speaker (time limit, agenda position) - (Germane) amendments can get added and get debated separately