Introduction of Legislation
Can a bill be introduced on the Senate or House floor, or both?
What is both
Most bills die in...
What is commitee
Who was the first President to sign a bill into law?
What is George Washington
What was the name of the Bill in the schoolhouse rock video, "I'm Just a Bill"?
What is Bill
A legislature with two separate chambers
What is Bicameral Legislature
Who can introduce a bill?
What is a senator or representative
Which house(s) of Congress have a committee to review and edit a bill?
What is both
What happens once the President signs a bill?
What is the bill becomes a law
In what area of Washington DC, (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, or Southwest) are bills signed into law at the Capitol building?
What is Southeast
When a bill is read by title on the floor of the House or Senate for the third time
What is Third Reading
How much of the house must vote yes to a bill for it to pass?
What is a simple majority
Name something the committee does in the Bill to Law process?
- What is Makes changes to the bill
- What is Votes on whether or not to send the bill to the floor
- What is Kill the bill if they dislike it
If the President chooses not to sign a bill into law this is called a...?
What is Veto
In what year was the first bill signed into law?
What is 1789
The original member who officially introduces a bill
What is Sponsor
What type of resolution may become law if enacted during the two-year Congress in which they were introduced?
What is Joint Resolution
After hearings are completed, the bill is considered in a session that is popularly known as the ____ session?
What is mark-up
How many days does the president have to sign a bill or veto it?
What is 10 days
What is the most viewed bill during the 117th Congress (2021-2022) as of October 10th, 2021.
What is Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill
What is Filibuster
What kind of legislation can only start in the house?
What is Fiscal Policy
How many permanent committees does the Senate have?
What is 20
What proportion of the Senate and House must vote to override a veto for a bill to become a law without the President's signing?
What is 2/3
What was the most recent bill signed into law as of October 11th, 2021?
What is S. 1828: HAVANA Act of 2021
October 8th, 2021
The box on House Clerk's desk where members deposit bills and resolutions to introduce them
What is Hopper