21. Ben's Guide (6-8): How Laws Are Made bills are voted on in the Senate based on the order they If the president vetoesthe bill, it can still become a law how laws Are Made Grades 35 Grades 9-12. http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/lawmaking/

How Laws Are Made Laws may be initiated in either chamber of Congress, the House of Representatives or the Senate. For this example, we will track a bill introduced in the House of Representatives. For more information, try How Our Laws Are Made (Senate Document 105-14) Text PDF 1. When a Representative has an idea for a new law, s/he becomes the sponsor of that bill and introduces it by giving it to the clerk of the House or by placing it in a box, called the hopper . The clerk assigns a legislative number to the bill, with H.R. for bills introduced in the House and S. for bills introduced in the Senate. The Government Printing Office (GPO) then prints the bill and distributes copies to each representative. Let's track the bill history of the International Dolphin Conservation Act 2. Next, the bill is assigned to a committee (the House has 22 standing committees, each with jurisdiction over bills in certain areas) by the Speaker of the House so that it can be studied. The standing committee (or often a subcommittee) studies the bill and hears testimony from experts and people interested in the bill. The committee then may release the bill with a recommendation to pass it, or revise the bill and release it, or lay it aside so that the House cannot vote on it. Releasing the bill is called reporting it out, while laying it aside is called

22. Laws And Regulations - Govt Info ThomasLibrary of Congress Congressional bills, laws, and reports; CongressionalRecord; how bills become law; CSPAN; and House Senate Web services. http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/govt/laws.html

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23. FDTF US Congress/Legislative Branch ThomasLibrary of CongressCongressional bills, laws, and reports; CongressionalRecord; how bills become law; CSPAN; and House and Senate Web services. http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/fdtf/congress.html

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24. Ohiolawindex Ohio. laws. Steps to making a law. how does a bill become a law? Fun activities. Quilts Sports bills to laws Transportation Underground Railroad. http://www.ohiokids.org/fkbk/westerville/pages/laws/ohiolawindex.htm

Ohio Laws Steps to making a law How does a bill become a law? Fun activities Constructed by Caitlin 4th grade student in Westerville Schools Ohioans Civil War State Symbols Horses ... Underground Railroad

25. How To Effectively Locate Federal Government Information On The WWW: Law bills passed by both Houses of Congess become law when signed by thePresident; they can be accessed online through the Public laws. http://gort.ucsd.edu/pcruse/universe/law.html

How to Effectively Locate Federal Information on the WWW: Laws of the Land Statutory Law Administrative Law Case Law Statutory Law S tatutory law can be defined as original law enacted by a body legally authorized to pass them; in the case of Federal law, that body would be Congress. Bills passed by both Houses of Congess become law when signed by the President; they can be accessed online through the Public Laws. These laws then become part of the U. S. Code, which is arranged in subject order, referred to as titles. Here are some sources that identify legislation leading up to and including the incorporation of the final laws into the U. S. Code. The questions can test your knowledge. How Our Laws are Made The Legislative Process (Senate) The Legislative Process - Tying it all Together (House of Representatives) Help guides to understanding the procedure involved in bills making their way from introduction through committees to the floor of both Houses GPO Gate (via Univ. of California) Congressional bills, reports and documents; Congressional Record

26. New York State Senate >> About The Senate >> How A Bill Becomes A Law with the Assembly and the Governor to enact, amend or repeal statutes which makeup the body of laws within which Signed bills become law; vetoed bills do not. http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/about/how_idea_becomes_law.html

Stain Glass Seal on Window in Senate Chamber How a Bill Becomes a Law in New York State And How You Can Help The job of the Senate is to work with the Assembly and the Governor to enact, amend or repeal statutes which make up the body of laws within which we live. This involves drafting, discussing and approving bills and resolutions. This document is intended to help you better understand the process, and more significantly, to help you identify those points where your contribution is important and sometimes crucial. The text shows the process in a simplified progression from "Idea" to "Law". At any step in the process, participation by a citizen or group of citizens is as easy as making a call, writing a letter, or signing a petition being sent to your Senator, any other legislator or the Governor. The Idea This is the starting point in the process, and the first point at which the citizen has a chance to have a say in the writing or rewriting of law.

27. New York State Senate >> About The Senate >> Frequently Asked Questions Click this link to learn how laws are made be introduced in both houses before itcan become law however, many bills are simultaneously introduced in both houses http://www.senate.state.ny.us/sws/about/faqs.html

Senators' Desks in the Senate Chamber Frequently Asked Questions about the New York State Legislature Top 3 Questions Asked Who's Who How It Works Passing Laws ... Senate Business Top 3 Questions Asked 1. How can I find the session schedule and the public hearing calendar and determine which Senators are on a particular committee? Go to the Senate home page and click the Schedules link to find additional links to the Yearly Legislative Session Calendar, Committee Schedules (which include member names), Public Hearings, Weekly Committee Agendas and the Floor Calendar. 2. How do I find out who my Senator is and how to contact him/her?

28. How A Bill Becomes A Law approval or over his veto, it is transmitted to the Secretary of State for assignmentof a chapter number in the Idaho Session laws. Most bills become law on http://www2.state.id.us/legislat/billlaw.html

How a Bill Becomes a Law A bill is a proposal for the enactment, amendment or repeal of an existing law, or for the appropriation of public money. A bill may originate in either the House or Senate, with the exception of revenue measures, which originate in the House of Representatives. It must be passed by a majority vote of each house of the Legislature and be signed into law by the Governor. If the Governor vetoes a bill, it can become law if passed again by a two-thirds majority of those present in each house. A bill can also become law without the Governor's signature if it is not vetoed within five days (Sundays excepted) after presentation to the Governor. After the Legislature adjourns "sine die," the Governor has ten days to veto or sign a bill. Before the final vote on a bill, it must be read on three separate days in each house. Two-thirds of the members of the house where the bill is pending may vote to dispense with this provision. Introduction A bill may be introduced by a member, a group of members or a standing committee. After the 20th day of the session in the House and the 12th day in the Senate, bills may be introduced only by committee. After the 35th day bills may be introduced only by certain committees. In the House: State Affairs, Appropriations, Education, Revenue and Taxation, and Ways and Means Committee. In the Senate: State Affairs, Finance, and Judiciary and Rules. The original bill and fifteen copies are presented to the Chief Clerk who assigns the bill a number. The bill is then introduced by being read on the Order of Business "Introduction and First Reading of Bills." Bills that have been passed by the other house are received and placed on the same Order of Business and treated in the same manner as new bills.

29. ADAH: Site Index Bible; Bibliographies; bills, how become laws; Bird; Bird, game; Birthrecords, at the Archives. Birth records, not at the Archives; Board http://www.archives.state.al.us/adahindx.html

A B C D ... Y A Address Academy of Honor Activity Sheets Administrative Services Section ... Back to the Top B Bankhead, William B. Bankhead, Talullah Barbecue championship Bible ... Back to the Top C Cahaba, photograph Calendar Capitals, State Carver, George Washington, bust ... Back to the Top D Dale, Samuel Dance Death records, at the Archives Death records, not at the Archives ... Back to the Top E E-mail, request by Emblems Employment information Executions in Alabama, 1812-1965 , from Before the Needles, Executions in America Before Lethal Injection Executive Department Back to the Top F Faire, Renaissance Famous Alabamians FAX numbers Fax, request by ... Back to the Top G Gallery guides Game bird Gemstone Genealogy Links ... Back to the Top H Hall of Fame Hands-On Gallery Hank Williams online exhibit Harris, Seale ... Back to the Top I Immigration and naturalization records Indian tour, American Insect, State Interlibrary loans ... Back to the Top J Judiciary K Kids' page Korean War Word Search Korean War Medal of Honor Recipients Back to the Top L Land grants Legislative sessions Legislature, State Lieutenant Governors ... Back to the Top M Markers, historic

30. How A Bill Becomes Law MAKING KENTUCKY'S laws. bills with an emergency clause must be approved by a majority(half the members plus one), and become effective immediately upon http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/legproc/how_law.htm

How a Bill becomes Law Updated July 23, 1999 MAKING KENTUCKY'S LAWS Only a member of the General Assembly can introduce legislation. Legislators, however, often introduce bills suggested by other individuals or organizations. Bills vary in length from a single paragraph to hundreds of pages. The constitution requires that a bill relate to only one subject, which must be stated in the title. Bills that don't adhere to this rule have been ruled unconstitutional. Some bills pass with little discussion. Others are subjected to much examination and undergo major changes before becoming law. Amendments may be proposed by a committee or any legislator, but bills can be amended only by a vote of the House or Senate. If changes alter a bill significantly in committee, these changes may be rolled into the bill as one amendment, called the committee substitute. All bills are introduced by delivering them to the House or Senate Clerk, after which they are referred by the Committee on Committees to an appropriate standing committee. Several weeks may pass before a bill is reported out of committee and returned to the floor. A bill may be introduced in the House or Senate.

31. Bills, Laws And Ordinances On Light Pollution In Italy - Leggi, Norme E Regolame All rights reserved. bills, laws and Ordinances in Italy of the fixtures of 65%, the limit of 3% would become a true limit of 5% if calculated in respect to http://debora.pd.astro.it/cinzano/en/page95en.html

Light Pollution in Italy Inquinamento luminoso in Italia by Pierantonio Cinzano Italiano Introduction to light pollution Italian sources of light pollution ... University of Padua All rights reserved Bills, Laws and Ordinances in Italy The bill proposed to the italian parliament (Senato della Repubblica). The draft bill N.751 , an update of n. 511 already presented in the past legislature, is the first and main draft bill presented to the Italian parliament. Prepared from the Commission for the study of Light Pollution of the Italian Astronomical Society with the contribution of lighting engineers, it has been approved by the Assembly of the Astronomical Society and it is at the center of the political and technical-scientific debate. The bill proposed to the italian parliament (Camera dei Deputati). The draft bill N.4515 presented to the Camera dei Deputati is not in conflict with the N. 751 of which if it constitutes a possible update. The text introduces some new provisions that take in account the debate carried out in the last years in the workgroup of UNI (Ente Italiano di Unificazione), the innovations of the law of the Regione Veneto 22/1997 and many requests of the manifacturers. The draft bill 4515 leaves to the UNI technical standards (and their future revisions) the task to establish the technical provisions in order to limit the emission of light in sky (art. 9), but, what a lot important, it fixes some MINIMAL MEASURES which cannot be eluded. Moreover IT ADDS some dispositions that are outside the competences of the UNI standards and that are necessary in order to produce real effects (measurable) on the light pollution levels. Many of these dispositions were already contained in the n.751, others are new

32. Statutes & Cases - Federal Laws - Nolo Go to Thomas to find bills that have not yet become laws and recent laws (called "Public laws") that have been approved http://www.nolo.com/statutes/federal.html

Law Centers Encyclopedia Dictionary Ask Auntie Nolo ... Calculators Law Centers Browse by Topic Small Business Employment Law Independent Contractors Internet Law ... Criminal Law Search: Become a Noloid! Sign up for NoloBriefs Every month, you'll receive: free legal tools reliable legal updates Noloid-only discounts Enter your email address to sign up: Need to know more? Federal Laws State Laws Supreme Court Cases Help U.S. Constitution ... Code of Federal Regulations U.S. Constitution: Search the Constitution Browse the Constitution Browse the Bill of Rights U.S. Code (Laws made by the U.S. Congress) Search the U.S. Code by Title and Section: If you already know which Title and Section of the U.S. Code you want to retrieve, fill in the following boxes. (Example: If you are looking for 42 USC 1395, fill in Title 42, Section 1395) Title: Section: Search the U.S. Code by entering relevant terms: You may also find these links helpful: Search Help for the U.S. Code Browse the U.S. Code at Cornell Law School Go to Thomas to find bills that have not yet become laws and recent laws (called "Public Laws") that have been approved by Congress and signed by the President, but are not yet included in the U.S. Code. Thomas includes the text of all versions of House and Senate bills and the Congressional Record (the "minutes" of Congressional hearings).

33. U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Legislative Process > Legislation, Law When bills are passed in identical form by both Chambers of Congress and by the President(or repassed by Congress over a Presidential veto), they become laws. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/common/briefing/leg_laws_acts.htm

Home Legislative Process Legislation, Laws, and Acts Chapter 1: Bills Chapter 2: Joint Resolutions Chapter 3: Concurrent Resolutions Chapter 4: Simple Resolutions Bills Bills are prefixed with H.R. when introduced in the House and S. when introduced in the Senate, and they are followed by a number based on the order in which they are introduced. The vast majority of legislative proposals are in the form of bills. Bills deal with domestic and foreign issues and programs, and they also appropriate money to various government agencies and programs. Public bills pertain to matters that affect the general public or classes of citizens, while private bills affect just certain individuals and organizations. When bills are passed in identical form by both Chambers of Congress and signed by the President (or repassed by Congress over a Presidential veto), they become laws. Joint Resolutions Concurrent Resolutions Simple Resolutions Simple resolutions are designated H.Res. and S.Res., followed by a number. A simple resolution addresses matters entirely within the prerogative of one house, such as revising the standing rules of one Chamber. Simple resolutions are also used to express the sentiments of a single house, such as offering condolences to the family of a deceased member of Congress, or it may give "advice" on foreign policy or other executive business. Simple resolutions do not require the approval of the other house nor the signature of the President, and they do not have the force of law.

34. How Bills Become Law Search Site Map Links About Us Contact Us http://www.outfront.org/action/law.html

Search Site Map Links About Us ... Contact Us How Do Bills Become Law? The legislative process, though sometimes confusing, is not mysterious. The first responsibility of anyone working to achieve change at the Capitol is to become informed about the means by which laws are made. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and allied Minnesotans are important participants in the legislative process. For members of our community to participate effectively, we must develop a clear understanding of how the Legislature works. The following is a simple outline of how an idea becomes a law. Browse MN Government: View Legislators' voting records Learn how to lobby effectively Learn how bills become law in MN View directions to the Capitol See government related links #1 Idea A bill is an idea for a new law or an idea to change an existing law. Anyone can suggest an idea for a bill - an individual, consumer group, professional association, government agency, or the Governor. Most often, however, ideas come from legislators. They are the only people who can begin to move an idea through the process. There are 134 House members and 67 Senators. #2 Legal Form The Office of the Revisor of Statutes and staff from other legislative offices work with legislators in putting an idea for a new law into proper legal form. The revisor's office is responsible for assuring that the proposal's form complies with the rules of both House and Senate before the bill is introduced.

35. Making Of Laws Only after assent do bills become an act or statute, of the Legislature. There aresome laws that are never proclaimed and occasionally, only part of a law is http://www.ontla.on.ca/Side_bar/about_the_assembly/out/making of laws.htm

Site Map Home Members Bills ... About the Assembly Legislation is introduced into the House in the form of a bill. There are two types of bills: Public Bills and Private Bills. Public bills are introduced by cabinet ministers (a government bill) or by any other MPP (a private member's public bill) and usually affect the entire province. A private bill is normally introduced by the member whose riding the bill concerns. These bills usually affect a particular individual or corporation. A bill goes through several stages before becoming law. The process starts with the sponsoring member who presents a motion for the introduction and first reading of the bill and explains the bill's objectives. MPPs then decide on whether to accept the bill for future debate. If the decision is yes, the bill is assigned a number, printed and scheduled for second reading debate. Each member receives a copy of the bill. Second reading is usually scheduled for several days later to give MPPs time to study the proposed bill. During second reading, MPPs discuss the principle of the bill and are allowed to speak only once during the debate. After the debate, the MPPs vote on whether to let the bill proceed to the next step which is usually the committee stage. In some cases, a bill may move directly to third reading.

36. Statutes & Cases - Federal Laws - Nolo Go to Thomas to find bills that have not yet become laws and recent laws (called Public laws ) that have been approved by Congress and signed by the President http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/statute/federal.cfm

Law Centers Encyclopedia Dictionary Ask Auntie Nolo ... Calculators Law Centers Browse by Topic Small Business Employment Law Independent Contractors Internet Law ... Criminal Law Search: Become a Noloid! Sign up for NoloBriefs Every month, you'll receive: free legal tools reliable legal updates Noloid-only discounts Enter your email address to sign up: Need to know more? Federal Laws State Laws Supreme Court Cases Help U.S. Constitution ... Code of Federal Regulations U.S. Constitution: Search the Constitution Browse the Constitution Browse the Bill of Rights U.S. Code (Laws made by the U.S. Congress) Search the U.S. Code by Title and Section: If you already know which Title and Section of the U.S. Code you want to retrieve, fill in the following boxes. (Example: If you are looking for 42 USC 1395, fill in Title 42, Section 1395) Title: Section: Search the U.S. Code by entering relevant terms: You may also find these links helpful: Search Help for the U.S. Code Browse the U.S. Code at Cornell Law School Go to Thomas to find bills that have not yet become laws and recent laws (called "Public Laws") that have been approved by Congress and signed by the President, but are not yet included in the U.S. Code. Thomas includes the text of all versions of House and Senate bills and the Congressional Record (the "minutes" of Congressional hearings).

37. CongressLink amendments, bill (2) Explain the steps required for a bill to become a law (3)Evaluate the effectiveness of the current system by which bills become laws. http://www.congresslink.org/lessonplans/HCBillLaw.htm

Information Center Write to Congress Guide to Congress Guide to Media ... The Web Please use the Human Click feature only to ask questions about CongressLink. Thank you! Endorsements How a Bill Becomes Law: Charting the Path In this lesson, students learn the steps of a bill becoming a law and use this information to write a story about "the life of a bill." Students then evaluate the effectiveness of our system of creating laws. Subjects [List the applicable content area(s)]: Civics/government Grade Level(s) Time Frame [Based on 50-minute periods (e.g., 4, 50-minute periods)]: 3, 50-minute periods Lesson Objectives/Skills [What the student should know and be able to do at the end of the lesson]: (1) Define vocabulary words: committee, subcommittee, hearing, amendments, bill

38. CongressLink how Our laws Are Made Short Version. can introduce legislation, and by doing so becomethe sponsor are four basic types of legislation bills, joint resolutions http://www.congresslink.org/lawsshort.html

Information Center Write to Congress Guide to Congress Guide to Media ... The Web Please use the Human Click feature only to ask questions about CongressLink. Thank you! Endorsements How Our Laws Are Made: Short Version Adapted from Congress at Your Fingertips from Capitol Advantage ( http://capitoladvantage.com Anyone may draft a bill; however, only members of Congress can introduce legislation, and by doing so become the sponsor(s). There are four basic types of legislation: bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions. The official legislative process begins when a bill or resolution is numbered - H.R. signifies a House bill and S. a Senate bill - referred to a committee and printed by the Government Printing Office. Step 1. Referral to Committee

39. Ben's Guide (6-8): Glossary Public bills deal with general questions and become Public laws, or Acts,if approved by Congress and signed by the President. Private http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/glossary.html

Glossary Please note: The definitions provided in this glossary relate to the words as they are used on Ben's Guide . There may be other definitions for these words. Act Legislation that has passed both Houses of Congress and has been either approved by the President, or passed over his veto, thus becoming law. Also used technically for a bill that has been passed by one House of Congress. Alien A person residing under a government or in a country other than that of one's birth without being a citizen of that non-native country. Amendment A proposal by a Member (in committee or floor session of the respective Chamber) to alter the language or provisions of a bill or act. It is voted on in the same manner as a bill. The Constitution of the United States, as provided in Article 5, may be amended when two thirds of each house of Congress approves a proposed amendment and three fourths of the states thereafter ratify it. Anti-Federalists Opponents to the adoption of the federal Constitution. Leading Anti-Federalists included George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, Patrick Henry, and George Clinton.

40. Britannia Panorama: Government - The Law Making Process Draft laws take the form of parliamentary bills. There are generally three typesof bills. Most public bills that become Acts of Parliament are introduced http://www.britannia.com/gov/gov2.html

Search Britannia Britannia Departments Travel History British Life Shopping Britannia Favourites NEW! Britannia Tours London Guide Wales Guide Monarchs of Britain NEW! Biographies British Government UK Newspapers Online Earth Mysteries ... What's Cooking Government Brief Overview Her Majesty's Government Workings of Parliament Law Making Process ... The Media The British Government: The Law Making Process Information courtesy of The British Information Services Statute law consist of Acts of Parliament and delegated legislation made by Ministers under powers given to them by Act. While the law undergoes constant refinement in the courts, changes to statute law are made by Parliament. Draft laws take the form of parliamentary Bills. There are generally three types of Bills. Public Bills are those which change the general law and which constitute the significant part of the parliamentary legislative process. Private Bills are those which affect the powers of particular bodies (such as local authorities) or the rights of individuals (such as certain proposals relating to railways, roads and harbors). Hybrid Bills are public Bills which may affect private rights. The passage of private Bills and hybrid Bills through Parliament is governed by a special form of parliamentary procedure which allows those affected to put their case.

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