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"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
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