Lawmaking Process
Introduce Bill
(Gets a #)
Floor Debate
House- Only
needs simple
majority
SenateFilibuster can
stall bill
Need 60 votes
for Cloture
Committee
-Markup
-Must get
voted out of
committee
Conference
Committee
House and
Senate bills are
combined into
one bill to be
sent to
President
Rules Committee
-Bill gets a date to be
considered on the floor
President
1) Can sign bill
(Bill becomes law)
2) Can Veto bill
(Sends bill back to Congress
Kills bill without 2/3 vote in both
House and Senate)
3) Congress can override Veto with
2/3 vote in both
House and Senate
(Bill becomes law)