The Pros And Cons Of Contract Law

Every year more than ten thousand bills are introduced in Congress. However, fewer than four hundred are usually passed into law. As we can see, it is far easier to kill a proposed bill than to get one passed into law. Let’s look to and see how these bills are getting “killed”. A bill is a proposed law and must survive several steps in order to become one. One or more standing committees and both chambers must approve it and if the House or Senate versions differ, each house must accept a report agreeing on resolving the differences. Along the way, there are multiple stopping points that may allow the bill to die or members to revise some of the content that could to lead to representatives altering their views on a particular piece of legislation several times. To make it even harder, before the bill reaches even this stage, it …show more content…
The subcommittee staff will research the bill, then the chair will decided whether or not to hold hearings, which are an opportunity for both sides to voice their opinions. After the hearings, the subcommittee will revise the bill then votes to approve or defeat it. If it is approved, it then returns to the full committee, were it can be rejected before even hitting the floor in either house. If, by some chance, it receives both the House and Senate’s approval it is then transmitted to the President. There, the President has four options. First of all, the President can sign the bill, which then becomes law. Secondly, the President can veto the bill. Thirdly, the President can wait ten days. If Congress has not adjourned at the end of this time the bill becomes law. If the President waits ten days and Congress adjourns, it is then a pocket veto, which means no law. As you can see it seems almost impossible to pass a bill, and we’re haven’t even mentioned all the ways to kill it! Others ways to kill the bill include a hold, in which a senator must be consulted before further action is taken. You can also use a filibuster to