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They can reject it or pass it to the president to sign.

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Who studies bills and sometimes holds hearing to learn how interested groups feel about a particular bill.?

Legislative committees and sub-committees


What are Bill Nelson's standing committees?

One of Bill Nelsons standing committees are the American Association for cancer research.


What is the primary purpose of conference committees?

Conference committees are used to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill. These committees work to reach a compromise that both chambers can agree on before sending the final bill to the President for signature.


In the House the assigns a bill to a committee?

There are three types of House Committees: 1) standing committees elected by members of the House, 2) select committees appointed by the Speaker of the House, and 3) joint committees whose members are chosen according to the statute or resolution that created that committee.


Who does most of the work in developing a bill into a law?

committees


When standing committees pigeonhole a bill they?

when they do not like it. when they do not like it.


Who does most of the work developing a bill into a law?

committees


Who does most of the work of developing a bill into a law?

committees


What is marking up a bill?

changing or rewriting a bill by committees.


What role do committees play in turning bills into law?

The committees (and their sub-committees) actually hold hearings, investigate the bill and what it would mean, make modifications and re-write the legislation. If the committees then approve the bill it has more than a 90% chance of being adopted by the chamber. They make it all happen.


When are conference committees used?

Conference committees are used when the Senate and the House pass the same bill, but each house has made different addendums and changes to the bill. Conference committees composed of select members of both houses of Congress are then called to work out the differences in the two versions of the bill. This compromise bill is then sent to each house for a revote.


When considering a bill a Congressional subcommittee may choose to hold a public hearing. What is the purpose of the public hearing?

The purpose of a public hearing is to allow citizens to voice their opinion. While the opinions are not binding, they are part of the fundamental democratic right to free speech.