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The Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch. Section 6: How a Bill Becomes a Law. 6 Steps. Referral to Committee Most cases, a bill introduced in Congress is referred to a committee Committee consideration is crucial Without committee approval, bills usually don’t go to full House or Senate Hearings

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The Legislative Branch

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  1. The Legislative Branch Section 6: How a Bill Becomes a Law

  2. 6 Steps • Referral to Committee • Most cases, a bill introduced in Congress is referred to a committee • Committee consideration is crucial • Without committee approval, bills usually don’t go to full House or Senate • Hearings • Committee and subcommittee hearings—open to public • Supporters and opponents testify • Interest groups testify • Markup • Usually take place at the full committee level • Markup is the exact phrasing—line by line • Time consuming and precise • Lot of detail • Now, bill must get full committee support

  3. 6 Steps • Floor Consideration • Full House and Senate debates • Changes can be made to bill • Filibuster—one or more senators can hold up the final vote on a bill through delaying tactics • Voting—after floor debate, congress members vote on the bill • Roll-call vote—each member called individually to declare vote • Conference Committee • A bill that passes one house of Congress is then sent to the other house • Members from both houses • Iron out last details • Presidential Action • Sign bill, making it a law • Veto the bill • Keep the bill 10 days without signing it—bill then becomes a law • Pocket veto—president gets bill within 10 days of Congress adjournment—does not sign and bill does not become a law

  4. Website • How a Bill Becomes a Law and terms • Schoolhouse Rock--How a Bill Becomes a Law

  5. The Legislative Branch Section 7: Congress and Special Interest Groups

  6. Influence of Special Interests • Argument: Congress serves special interests at the expense of the public good • Give too much weight to the narrow concerns of interest groups of their home districts and states • Pork-barrel spending—awards projects and grants, or “pork” from the gov “barrel” to a member’s home district or state • $500,000 to renovate the boyhood farm of Lawrence Welk • $320,000 to buy the home of President William McKinley’s in-laws in Canton, OH for donation to the state as a museum • $10 million to build a ramp to Milwaukee’s County Stadium parking lot

  7. 13 Most Absurd Pork Barrel Spending Projects of 2010 http://www.investinganswers.com/education/global-economic-crisis/13-most-absurd-pork-barrel-spending-projects-2010-1583

  8. More Pork Barrel Spending Examples http://www.areddy.net/mscott/pork.html

  9. Voice of the People • Despite problems, Congress provides citizens with a voice in gov

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