I need help on how a bill get passed.?

Question

I have to this presentation on how a bill gets passed. I chose HR 4437(immigration bill that caused nationwide protests). in that legislation there was S6211. what does S6211 mean is it a new bill different from HR 4437. I know it deals with the senate. also, does HR 4437 means that it came from the Senate or the house. since the bill is assigned a number and sponr's name.? I need help please!!

Answer 1

irst, your congressperson introduces your idea as a bill. The bill is sent to the right committee. (Example: If your idea has to do with IMMIGRATION, the bill will go to the IMMIGRATION Committee.) The members of the committee discuss the bill and then vote on it. If they approve it, then the bill goes to the full house of Congress. (Note: A bill can begin in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. In our example, the bill begins in the House.)

So, your bill has been approved by the IMMIGRATION Committee. It goes to the full House. All 435 members of the House discuss it, debate it, and then vote on it. One more than half of the members have to approve it. In the House, this is 218. If they approve it, then the bill goes to the other house of Congress, the Senate. If the House doesn't approve the bill, they may either send it back to the committee it came from or abandon it.

let's say that your bill has passed the House. It now goes to the Senate, first to the right committee. In the Senate, this is the IMMIGRATION Committee. Then, the process repeats. This committee discusses it, then votes on it. If they approve of the bill, then it goes to the full Senate. All 100 Senators discuss it, debate it, then vote on it. If 51 Senators vote in favor of the bill, then it passes and goes to the President to sign.

If the President signs the bill, it becomes a law. If he doesn't like it, he can veto it and send it back to Congress. Both houses of Congress then have three choices:

* They can change the bill so it is more to the President's liking;
* They can agree that the bill will never be passed and let it go;
* They can vote to override the President's veto.

For this last thing to happen, they need to have two-thirds of the members of both houses vote to override. In the Senate, this is 67. In the House, this is 290. If either house fails to get to that number, then the President's veto stands and the bill will not become a law.


*NOTE I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE IS CALLED I WAS BEING VAGUE FOR YOUR ANSWER