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| Then the committee votes on rather or not the bill be sent to the House floor. And it's sometimes examined in more depth by experts in the subcommittee, right? | |
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| That's right! Then, once the bill is reported, it is debated by the U.S. House of Representatives. While it is debated, Representatives make changes and then the bill is ready to be voted on. | |
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| And then what they just say yes or no? | |
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| That's one way. They could also have those who oppose stand, take a count, and then vice versa. Or they could vote electronically or not at all. | |
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| I know that once it passes through the House it goes to the Senate. | |
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| Yes. There it goes through the same process it did with the Representatives. If it is approved in the Senate then it is ready to go to the president. | |
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