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Introducing a Bill: How Congress Works, Part 12

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mark

gage a bill can be introduced into

either the house or the senate or both

however the constitution requires

revenue bills which raise money

to originate in the house when a bill or

a joint resolution is introduced

it is assigned a number with the prefix

h in the house

and s in the senate all bills are

assigned to at least

one committee the committee chair

usually refers bills

to subcommittees most bills are

subjected to rigorous scrutiny

and their sponsors must agree to

compromises in the form of amendments

once a bill has been assigned the

committee schedules a hearing


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