A proposed law presented to the House or Senatw for consideration
Bill
A bill or resolution usually deals with a single matter, but sometimes a ��� dealing with an unrelated matter is included
Rider
The ��- of the House numbers each bill, gives it a short title, and enters into the House Journal and the Congressional Record for the day. With these actions the bill has received its ��- ����-
Clerk
First reading
a proposed law or draft of a law; public bill applies to certain people or places
bill
a proposal for action that has the force of law when passed; usually deals with special circumstances or temporary matters
joint resolution
a statement of position on an issue used by the House and Senate acting jointly; does not have the force of law; does not require the President's signature
concurrent resolution
a measure relating to the business of either house of expressing an opinion on a matter; does not have the force of law; does not require the President's signature
resolution
most bills die in Committee, -------, or put away never to be acted upon
pigeonholed
if a committee pigeonholes a bill that a majority of the House wishes to consider, it can be brought out of Committee via a -------- --------
discharge petition
Most committees do their work through several �����-, divisions of existing committees formed to address specific issues
Subcommittees
Committees and subcommittees often hold public hearings of make a ���- (trip) to gather information relating to a measure
Junket
When a sub committee has completed its work on a bill, it returns to the ��- ����-
Full committee
The full committee may do one of several things (5)...
1) report the bill favorably with a do pass recommendation
2)refuse to report the bill
3) report the bill in amended form
4) report the bill with an unfavorable recommendation
5)report a committee bill
A bill is placed onto of of the five ���� before going to the floor for consideration
Calendars
The calendar of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union, also called the ���� ���, for all bills having to do with revenues, appropriations, or government property
Union Calendar
The ��- calendar, for all other public bills
House
The calendar of the committee of the whole house, commonly called the ���� ���-, for all private bills
Private calendar
The ���� calendar, for all bills from the union or house calendar taken out of order by unanimous consent of the House of Representatives. These are most often ��- bills to which there is no opposition
Corrections
Minor
The ���- calendar, for predictions to discharge bills from committee
Discharge
Before most measures can be taken from a calendar, the ��� ���- must approve that step and set a time for its appearance on the floor
Rules Committee
Includes all members of the House, however, they sit as one large committee and not as the House itself
The committee of the whole
When the committee of the whole resolves itself, the ��� steps down and another member presides. General debate follows.
Speaker
Severe ��- are placed on the floor debate due to the House's large size
Limits
Majority and minority ���- ���- generally decide in advance how they will split the time to be spent on a bill
Floor leaders
There are ���- methods of taking a floor vote in the House
Four
During ��� votes the Speaker calls for the ayes and the nays
Voice
In a ���� vote, members if favor of (for) and then opposed to the bill rise and then are counted by the check
Standing
One fifth of a quorum can demand a ��� vote, in which the Soeaker names two tellers, for and against, and members pass by each one to be counted
Teller
A ������� may be demanded by one fifth of the members present
Roll-call vote
Once a bill has been approved at second reading, it is ���, or printed in is final form. It is then read for a third time and a ��- vote is taken
Engrossed
Taken