Slide Show for Gov. project

1. Bill to Law
By Emma Sax, Janice Hatfield, and Lacey
Brooks

3. Subcommittee
Committee of the whole

4. the bill can be amended,
but not killed
the bill is debated
1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading

5. In the Senate. If it’s an emergency bill, it can be
voted on immediately. If not, it’s placed on the
calendar.
or

6. Possible filibusters to cause delays
and compromise

7. Congressional whips mobilize votes for major issues

8. A pocket veto occurs when the president knows congress will adjourn, and the
bill will immediately die

9. Even if the president sends the bill back, it can
still become a law with ⅔ vote from congress