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  2. Procedures of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The house may debate and amend the bill; the precise procedures used by the House of Representatives and the Senate differ. A final vote on the bill follows. Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other, which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. [6]

  3. Procedures of the United States House of Representatives

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    After the Clerk of the House receives the bill it is then assigned a legislative number, enrolled in the House Journal and printed in the Congressional Record and the Speaker of the House refers the bill to the Committee(s) with jurisdiction by sending the bill to the office of the chairman of the committee(s), and the Clerk of the Committee ...

  4. Bill (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    In the Senate, the bill is placed on the desk of the presiding officer. [6] The bill must bear the signature of the member introducing it to verify that the member actually intended to introduce the bill. The member is then called the sponsor of that bill. That member may add the names of other members onto the bill who also support it.

  5. Presentment Clause - Wikipedia

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    After a bill passes both Houses, it must be presented to the President for his approval. If the President approves the bill and signs it, then the bill becomes law. If the President disapproves the bill and vetoes it, then he must return the bill, along with a veto message (his objections), back to the House in which the bill was created.

  6. Bill (law) - Wikipedia

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    A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to substantially alter an existing law. [1] A bill does not become law until it has been passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Bills are introduced in the legislature and are there discussed, debated on, and voted upon.

  7. What's in the approved government funding bill - AOL

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    The bill did include $100 billion for disaster aid, $30 billion for farmers and a one-year extension of the farm bill, provisions that were under heavy debate prior to this week's votes.

  8. What are recess appointments? Here's what to know as Trump ...

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    A nominee appointed by a president goes through a vetting and approval process usually done by the Senate. ... while Bill Clinton made 139 and Barack Obama made at least 32 recess appointments.

  9. Markup (legislation) - Wikipedia

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    Instead, committees vote on amendments that their members want to recommend that the House adopt when the House considers the bill on the floor. The committee concludes a markup not by voting on the bill as a whole, but by voting on a motion to order the bill reported to the House with the amendments that the committee has approved.