How laws are made in the U.S.A.
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How laws are made in the U.S.A.
(Laws and legislation)
Nova Science Publishers, c2010
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How laws are made in the United States of America
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Description
This book is intended to provide a basic outline of the numerous steps of our federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute. It is hoped that this book will enable readers to gain a greater understanding of the federal legislative process and its role as one of the foundations of our representative system. One of the most practical safeguards of the American democratic way of life is this legislative process with its emphasis on the protection of the minority, allowing ample opportunity to all sides to be heard and make their views known. The fact that a proposal cannot become a law without consideration and approval by both Houses of Congress is an outstanding virtue of our bicameral legislative system. The open and full discussion provided under the Constitution often results in the notable improvement of a bill by amendment before it becomes law or in the eventual defeat of an inadvisable proposal. As the majority of laws originate in the House of Representatives, this discussion will focus principally on the procedure in that body.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- How Laws Are Made
- The Congressional Research Service & the American Legislative Process
- Engrossment, Enrollment, & Presentation of Legislation
- Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures
- Legislative Process: How a Senate Bill Becomes a Law
- Introducing a House Bill or Resolution
- Introducing a Senate Bill or Resolution
- Office of Legislative Counsel: House
- Office of Legislative Counsel: Senate
- Resolving Legislative Differences in Congress: Conference Committees & Amendments Between the Houses
- Sources of Legislative Proposals: A Descriptive Introduction
- Sponsorship & Cosponsorship of House Bills
- Sponsorship & Cosponsorship of Senate Bills
- The Amending Process in the House of Representatives
- The Amending Process in the Senate
- Index.
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