The same process takes place in the other house and when both houses come to a majority agreement that bill is given to the President for approval and becomes law. But there is a lot more to it than this. In order to properly represent the wants and needs of their constituents, the two houses of congress were created – the Senate to equally represent the states as a whole and the House of Representatives to represent the population of each state. The sources for proposed bills don’t necessarily always originate from a Member of Congress. Through the First Amendment of the Constitution, the Member’s Constituents have the right to petition and transmit their proposals to a Member. The Member may then introduce the proposal as is or redraft it to frame the ideas in a suitable manner. In addition, elected Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Delegates from the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands may also introduce a bill. A bill originating in the House of Representatives is designated by the letters “H.R.” and a Senate bill by the letter “S”. A “companion bill” is a bill introduced in one House that is similar or
The same process takes place in the other house and when both houses come to a majority agreement that bill is given to the President for approval and becomes law. But there is a lot more to it than this. In order to properly represent the wants and needs of their constituents, the two houses of congress were created – the Senate to equally represent the states as a whole and the House of Representatives to represent the population of each state. The sources for proposed bills don’t necessarily always originate from a Member of Congress. Through the First Amendment of the Constitution, the Member’s Constituents have the right to petition and transmit their proposals to a Member. The Member may then introduce the proposal as is or redraft it to frame the ideas in a suitable manner. In addition, elected Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Delegates from the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam and the Virgin Islands may also introduce a bill. A bill originating in the House of Representatives is designated by the letters “H.R.” and a Senate bill by the letter “S”. A “companion bill” is a bill introduced in one House that is similar or