How does Congress make a bill into a law?
There are several steps that must be conducted before any bill can become a law. The process itself can be extremely quick or take an extended amount of time, depending only on the amount of time those involved choose to spend on the process.Bill IntroductionIn both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the first step is for the bill to be officially introduced. Bills can be first introduced in either house of Congress except for those which generate revenue. Revenue bills must start in the House.Committee HearingsBoth houses of Congress are divided into separate committees and subcommittees. Each committee and subcommittee is dedicated to a different subject. Once a bill is referenced to a certain committee there is a hearing and amendments can be presented by committee members.Floor ProceduresIf the bill is approved out of the committee it was assigned to, it then goes to the “floor” of either the House of the Senate depending on where the bill originated. Here the bill is deb
