Mr. Bill
in the House
in the Senate
100
A proposed law
What is a bill
100

This is a wooden box on the house floor

What is a hopper

100
This is a permanent committee in the Senate (or the House)
What is a standing committee
200

This is what starts the process

What is an idea

200
This is the signal that a bill is ready to be read to a house
What is placing the bill in the hopper
200
This house of Congress does not set a time limit on how long an elected official can debate a bill
What is the Senate
300

Laws often address these

What is a problem

300
This type of bill must always originate in the House
What is a revenue bill
300
This is how many times a bill is read to the Senate before it is VOTED on
What is 3 times (3rd reading)
400

Members of Congress must do this

What is support or sponsor the bill

400
This is the time period in which a pocket veto becomes an option
What is 10 days before Congress adjourns its session
400
This committee meets if the House & the Senate pass difference versions of the same bill
What is a conference committee
500

A sponsor is this

What is someone who wants the bill turned into law

500
This body grants each bill a time (rule) to be heard in the House
What is the House Rules Committee
500
The two options a President has when looking at a bill
What is vetoing & signing
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