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Congress II

Intro From a bill to a law Six Steps Conc. Key Terms Hearing Mark-up Filibuster Cloture Earmarking (Pork- Barrel Projects). Congress II. For A Bill To Become Law:. A majority vote of support is needed in both the House & Senate.

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Congress II

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  1. Intro From a bill to a law Six Steps Conc. Key Terms Hearing Mark-up Filibuster Cloture Earmarking (Pork- Barrel Projects) Congress II

  2. For A Bill To Become Law: • A majority vote of support is needed in both the House & Senate. • The House & Senate version of the bill must be exactly the same.

  3. Step One: Introduction of a Bill

  4. Step One HR # 755 • Raise the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour.

  5. Step Two: In Committee

  6. Step Two: In Committee Tobacco Executives Testifying A bill is literally “marked-up” with its changes Baseball players testifying at a Congressional Hearing

  7. Step Two: In Committee HR # 755 • Raise the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour. Based on the testimony at the hearings, the original bill is “marked-up” or modified. 9.00 • Overtime for people working over 40 hours per week is $20.00 per hour.

  8. Step Three: On the Floor(Full House/Senate)

  9. Filibuster (Senate Only) • One Senator (or a group) engage(s) in continuous speech, bringing to a halt ALL Senate activity. • Only if they: • Keep talking • Remain standing { Today, they usually just “talk” an issue to death • Cloture Vote: Ends a filibuster (60 votes are required).

  10. Filibuster Jimmy Stewart Strom Thurmond (24 hours & 18 minutes)

  11. Ear-marking or Pork-Barrel Projects • Funding for a specific project in a member’s district; it brings money and/or jobs.

  12. Press Conference at WSCC(11/29/04) WSCC received $400,000 to retrain displaced workers

  13. HR # 755 SB # 130 • Raise the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour. • Raise the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour. • Overtime for people working over 40 hours per week is $20.00 per hour. • Overtime for people working over 40 hours per week is $15.00 per hour.

  14. Step Four: In Conference

  15. Step Four: Conference HR # 755 SB # 130 • Raise the minimum wage to $9.00 per hour. • Raise the minimum wage to $11.00 per hour. $10.00 $10.00 • Overtime for people working over 40 hours per week is $20.00 per hour. • Overtime for people working over 40 hours per week is $15.00 per hour. $17.50 $17.50

  16. Step Five: Vote on Compromise

  17. Step Six: Sent to the President

  18. Intro From a bill to a law Six Steps Conc. Key Terms Mark-up Filibuster Cloture Earmarking (Pork- Barrel Projects) Congress II

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