BILLS THAT ORIGINATE IN EITHER HOUSE OF CONGRESS MAY BE
Bills that originate in either house of Congress may be:
1. Proposed and introduced by a member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate.
2. Assigned a bill number by the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate.
3. Referred to the appropriate committee for further review and consideration.
4. Debated and amended in the committee and/or subcommittee.
5. Voted on by the committee and if approved, it goes back to the House or Senate floor.
6. Debated and voted on by the full House or Senate.
7. If passed, it moves to the other chamber (from the House to the Senate, or vice versa) for consideration.
8. The bill goes through a similar process in the other chamber, including being referred to a committee.
9. If both the House and Senate pass their own versions of the bill, a conference committee may be formed to reconcile the differences between the versions.
10. The final version of the bill is voted on by both chambers.
11. If the bill gets majority support in both chambers, it is sent to the President.
12. The President can either sign the bill into law or veto it. If vetoed, the bill can still become law if both chambers of Congress vote to override the veto.
This outlines the general process for how bills go through both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Keep in mind that specific rules and procedures can vary, and there are exceptions and unique situations that can arise during the legislative process.