Congressional Committees
After being assigned to a committee, a bill is then given to this smaller group within said committee.
What is a subcommittee?
The only members of Congress that may introduce bills to the lawmaking process, starting it.
What are Representatives?
The section of the Legislative Branch that must first approve of a bill's passage before review by the Senate.
What is the House of Representatives?
The changes made to a bill's original text.
What are amendments?
What is a committee?
A subcommittee does this to a bill to highlight its most important points.
What is "Mark up"?
The type of committee specifically pertaining to the House of Representatives
The number of senators that must approve a bill before it progresses to the President.
What is 51?
The type of committee that is always persistent and pertains to its own specialized chamber of Congress.
What are Standing Committees?
The final act by the President which turns a bill into official law.
What is signing the bill?
When approved by a committee, a bill's discussion is then scheduled by this group.
What is the rules committee?
The smallest number of House Representatives that must approve of a bill for it to advance to the Senate.
What is 218?
The important point of the Senate's seating in voting.
What is Equal Representation?
The action that completely nullifies the progress of a bill, returning it to the lawmaking process upon reaching the President.
What is vetoing?
The term for full counsel between the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Conference Committee?
The fraction of Congress that must be in favor of a bill's passage to successfully override a President's veto.
What is 2/3?