How a Bill Becomes a Law

What is an idea for a law called?

• Filibuster

• Lobbyist

• Council

• Bill

Ideas for a bill can from anywhere. But, only a ________ can introduce a bill

• supreme court justice

• member of congress

• citizen

• president

Citizens from Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky have an idea for a new national tax. Who should they call to share their idea?

• A member of the Senate

• A member of the General Assembly

• A member of the House of Representatives

• The President

After a bill is introduced it goes to _______. Here a _______ group of congresspeople discuss and debate the bill.

• committee, small

• committee, large

• the full floor, small

• the full floor, large

If the committee votes YES to a bill, what happens to it?

• It goes to the President

• It goes to the full House or Senate

• The bill is filibustered

• The bill is killed

When the bill is on the full floor in the HOUSE for debate...

• members of the House can filibuster

• the bill is sent to committee

• there are rules about how long each representative can talk

• the bill is voted on

For a bill to pass in either house of Congress you need a simple majority to vote YEA. This means you need _______ of the house to vote YEA.

• 50% + 1

• 50%

• 2/3

• 3/5

Suhas Subramanyam introduced a bill. It passed committee, was debated, and then voted on. The bill passed. What happens next?

• The President signs the bill

• The bill is introduced in the Senate

• The bill is introduced in the House

• The bill is filibustered

Which TWO Virginians are involved in creating laws in the US Senate?

• Suhas Subramanyam

• Tim Kaine

• Mark Warner

• John McAuliff

What happens if two different versions of the bill pass in the House and the Senate?

• the bill is sent to the president

• a conference committee is formed

• the bill is pigeonholed

• the bill is put in the hopper