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'''How Bills are Proposed to Congress'''
<onlyinclude>In the United States, a bill is a proposed piece of legislation to be considered by the legislature. Specifically, entities ranging from corporations, citizens, special interest groups, and anything in between, can propose an idea for a bill to a legislator. A bill cannot become law until it is passed must be approved by the legislature andU.S Senate, in a majority U.S. House of circumstancesRepresentatives, approved by the executive; and in the federal case, the PresidentExecutive Branch in order to become a law. Once If a bill has been is enacted into law, it is then formally called reassigned as an Act or a statute.
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''Step 1'The Creation:'' A bill begins with a legislator's sponsor and introduction of the bill to the respective house in congress.
''Step 2:'' Since there are numerous bills proposed dailyA corporation, committees composed of small groups of legislatorscitizen, group, review or any other entity can propose an idea for a bill to a legislator as the first step to get a bill created. If the content legislator is in favor of the proposed idea, he or she researches the idea and writes it into a bill in detail.
''Step 3:'The Proposal' If deemed an appropriate course '' Since there are numerous bills proposed daily, committees composed of small groups of legislators, review the content of actionthe proposed bill in detail. In addition, committees may refer the bill needs a sponsor. Once a bill to a subcommittee for further study acquires this sponsor and hearings on gains the piece support of legislation. Hearings provide an opportunity some other legislators, it is fit for experts, proponents, and opposition introduction to make their views known during the subcommittee review processU.S House of Representatives
'''The Introduction''' Only legislator in the House of Representatives can introduce the bill to the House. The bill is then read out to all of the Representatives. If the bill is deemed an appropriate course of action, committees may refer a bill to a subcommittee for further study and hearings on the piece of legislation. Hearings provide an opportunity for experts, proponents, and opposition to make their views known during the subcommittee review process. '''Step 4:''' Following the hearing process, subcommittees may amend the bill prior to forwarding the piece of legislation to the full committee.
''Step 5:'' Full Committees then make a recommendation on whether or not they believe the bill should pass, be rejected, or they may abstain from making a recommendation. The procedure is formally known as "ordering a bill reported".
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