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Government - Legislative Branch - How a Bill Becomes a Law

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Step 1bill is proposed - sent to either House or Senate
Step 2bill is looked at by standing committee (sends it on to floor to debate or it dies)
Step 3floor debates bill, can send it on, or bill dies
Step 4if floor passes bill, it goes to other house and goes through steps 2 and 3
Step 5if different version passed in each house, it goes to a conference committee which creates single version, then is sent back to floor for approval
Step 6once both houses pass same bill, it goes to the President
If President vetoes billbill is sent back to Congress where both houses need 2/3 vote to override veto
who can override a President's vetoCongress


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