How US Laws Are Made

What’s inside

• Who may formally introduce a bill in Congress?
• Where must bills for raising revenue originate under the U.S. Constitution?
• What is the main purpose of a committee markup session?
• What generally happens when the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill?
• If the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill within the constitutional period and Congress remains in session,…
• What vote is generally required in both the House and the Senate to override a presidential veto?
• Match each congressional institution or participant with its role in the lawmaking process.
• Match each lawmaking term with its meaning.