Slides

1. POL 375
Spring 2018

6.  Ideas can come from anywhere:
 President, Constituents, fellow Congressmen, etc.
 Member introduces idea in form of a bill
 They are the bill’s sponsor
 After bill is introduced, cosponsors can
support the legislation

8.  Importance of Jurisdiction
 Most bills DIE in committee
 Bill assigned to a subcommittee
 Smaller group of legislators who focuses on one
part of committee’s issues

9.  Testimony on content and impact of a bill
 Main Purposes of Hearings:
 Draw attention to problem or issue
 Advantages and disadvantages to bill
 Express constituents’ questions and concerns

10.  Subcommittee drafts (marks up) the bill
 Bill goes back to full committee
 Committee conducts more hearings and
debate on bill
 If accepted, bill reported out of committee

12.  To proceed to the House floor, all bills must
pass through the House Rules Committee
 What is a rule?
 Influence of the majority on Rules Cmte.

13. HOLD
 Prevents bill from being
voted on for 24 hours
 Hold provides:
 Information on issue
 Concession from leadership or
White House
FILIBUSTER
 Endless speeches on topic
 Eliminated for executive
and judicial branch
nominees, including
Supreme Court

15.  Personal Opinion / Judgment
 Constituent Opinion
 Interest Groups

16.  Political Parties
 The President
 Logrolling

20. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION RESULT FOR BILL
President approves bill Bill becomes law
President disapproves bill and
vetoes it
Bill goes back to Congress,
where two-thirds majority in
each House can override
President does nothing with
the bill (pocket veto)
Automatically becomes law
within 10 days OR
bill is dead and must be re-
introduced in Congress