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handle is hein.crs/govepsf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Bill Introduced Referred to House Committee(s) Reported by Committee Scheduling Action/ Rules Committee House Debate Vote on Passage If a committee chooses to act on a subject, it may first hold hearings to obtain the views of officials, experts, and interested groups. The committee may hold a markup to consider one of the bills referred to it or a new proposal on the subject. (The committee may first refer bills to a subcommittee to conduct hearings, markup, or both.) At the conclusion of markup, the committee may vote to report a bill and any recommended amendments to the chamber. Most referred bills, however, never receive committee action. The majority party leadership in each chamber develops a schedule to consider bills, but the process for taking up legislation differs between the House and Senate. nt the House,major bs are usay n the Senate, bills are taken up by brought up and considered under a special unanimous consentor by adopting a motion to rule, proposed to the House by the Rules proceed. The leadership often seeks a Cornmmttee, which sets taored terms for floor unanimous consent agreement to limit debate debate and amendment; t can aso pr e and amendments. Without this agreement, ateratons to the bills text. Most other hills the Senate can limit debate and amendments are considered under suspension ofthe rules only if three-fifths of Senators (usually 60) vote procedures that imt debate (and allow only to invoke cloture. Otherwise Senators may committee-proposed amendments), but attempt to prevent a vote by extending which requnre a two-thirds vote for approval debate and other delaying tactics. A bill passed by one chamber is transmitted to the other.The second chamber may refer the bill received from the first chamber to a committee or may consider it on the floor directly. The second chamber may amend the bill (sometimes with text reflecting its own bill). Ifone chamber amends a bill received from the other chamber, the bill cannotgo to the President unless both chambers agree on the same text in the same bill.There are three paths to reach bicameral agreement: Bill Introduced Referred to Senate Committee Reported by Committee Scheduling Action/ Unanimous Consent Negotiations 0 Senate Debate Vote on Passage The House and Senate shuttle the bill back and forth, each proposing alternatives until they reach agreement. Each chamber appoints members One chamber agrees OR (primarily from the reporting committees) OR to the other chamber's to a conference committee, which bill without changes. negotiates a compromise agreement (a conference report). AND conference report conference report AGREEMENT * A bill approved in identical form by the House and Senate is presented to the President. President signs bill, and it becomes law President does not sign within 10 days, and bill becomes law only if Congress is in session. OR President vetoes bill, and bill becomes law only if both chambers, by two-thirds vote, override.

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