In both the house and senate, a bill introduced by a member is next
a. Given a number
b. Scheduled for floor debate
c. Sent to a standing committee
d. Sent to the president
I read the text and I think the answer is D, am I wrong?
Somehow you misread the text greatly. After being introduced a bill is given a number and printed.
Did you reread your text as bobpursley told you to? If you did, you should have learned that the order of those four is this:
a.
c.
b. (This may or may not happen, depending on the committee's actions.)
d. (This may or may not happen, depending on whether both the House and the Senate vote to approve the bill.)
Yes, you are incorrect. The correct answer is C. A bill introduced by a member in both the House and Senate is typically sent to a standing committee.
To arrive at this answer, we can look at the typical legislative process in both chambers of Congress. When a bill is introduced, the first step in the process is for it to be referred to a committee. Standing committees, which are permanent committees within the House and Senate, are responsible for considering and examining bills related to specific policy areas. These committees review the bill, hold hearings, collect expert testimony, and make any necessary amendments.
After the committee has reviewed and considered the bill, they can take different actions: they can recommend the bill for further consideration, suggest amendments, or even reject the bill. However, the committee's decision is crucial in moving the bill forward in the legislative process.
Once a bill has passed through the committee stage, it may then be scheduled for floor debate. This is where members of the House or Senate discuss and argue the merits of the bill before taking a vote. If the bill is approved by a majority vote in the chamber where it was introduced, it proceeds to the other chamber for a similar process.
Finally, if the bill passes both the House and the Senate, it is sent to the president for approval or veto. So option D, being sent to the president, would only occur after the bill has gone through the committee stage, floor debate, and passed in both chambers.
Therefore, the correct answer is C, the bill is sent to a standing committee.