• March 29, 2024
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How a bill becomes a law

What is a bill? A bill is a proposed law. It’s like an idea that someone wants to make into a law, and it has to go through many steps before it can become one. The first step in the process of becoming a law is for the person who proposed the idea (called an “author”) to introduce their proposal in writing. This written proposal then goes through several rounds of review by committees within Congress or sometimes outside experts appointed by Congress. After these reviews, amendments might be made, and if there are enough changes, the new version must …

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