To help you in your advocacy for infants and toddlers, this chart summarizes the primary federal programs currently focused on very young children and the roles of federal, state and local government…. This advocacy tool helps you make sense of the terms and acronyms commonly used in the public policy and advocacy arena, so you can be an effective communicator and an effective advocate for infants …. Skip to main content Skip to footer. Close Search Submit. Upcoming Events.
Learning Center. Search Submit. Read more about: Advocacy Federal Policy. Back to top. Explore more from Federal Advocacy Tools Tool The Role of Congressional Staff in the Legislative Process This advocacy tool describes the roles of key Congressional staff so you can determine whom best to talk with when advocating for infants and toddlers.
If the Representatives agree, they research the ideas and write them into bills. When a Representative has written a bill, the bill needs a sponsor. The Representative talks with other Representatives about the bill in hopes of getting their support for it.
Once a bill has a sponsor and the support of some of the Representatives, it is ready to be introduced. In the U. Only Representatives can introduce bills in the U. House of Representatives. When a bill is introduced in the U. House of Representatives, a bill clerk assigns it a number that begins with H. A reading clerk then reads the bill to all the Representatives, and the Speaker of the House sends the bill to one of the House standing committees. When the bill reaches committee , the committee members—groups of Representatives who are experts on topics such as agriculture, education, or international relations—review, research, and revise the bill before voting on whether or not to send the bill back to the House floor.
Senate and the U. House of Representatives. Anyone elected to either body can propose a new law. A bill is a proposal for a new law. A bill can be introduced in either chamber of Congress by a senator or representative who sponsors it. Once a bill is introduced, it is assigned to a committee whose members will research, discuss, and make changes to the bill. If the bill passes one body of Congress, it goes to the other body to go through a similar process of research, discussion, changes, and voting.
Once both bodies vote to accept a bill, they must work out any differences between the two versions. Then both chambers vote on the same exact bill and, if it passes, they present it to the president. The president then considers the bill. The president can approve the bill and sign it into law or not approve veto a bill. If the president chooses to veto a bill , in most cases Congress can vote to override that veto and the bill becomes a law. But, if the president pocket vetoes a bill after Congress has adjourned, the veto cannot be overridden.
The Senate and the House have some procedural differences between them. How a bill becomes law when it originates in the House of Representatives. How a bill becomes law when it originates in the Senate. Active legislation in the Senate. Congress creates and passes bills. Every day, something that you do or that you touch has been considered by a lawmaker.
But how does an idea get to be a law that affects everyone? The following shows how a bill is passed through either the House of Commons or the Senate. If a bill originates in the Senate, the bill is identified with the letter S and given a number; for example, Bill S If a Bill originates in the House of Commons, it is identified with the letter C and given a number; for example, Bill C Take a walk around your neighbourhood.
What do you see that needs changing? How can you change things, or get your government to change them?
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