CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, what is the first step for a bill after it is introduced by a member?
  1. It is voted on by the entire House and Senate.
  2. It is assigned to a committee.
  3. The Rules Committee decides what the rules will be for debate on the bill.
  4. The President decides whether the legislature can move forward with it.
  5. The Senate Conference Committee convenes to decide preemptively whether it will be filibustered.
Explanation
Answer: B - In both the House and the Senate, a bill is first assigned to a relevant committee. If, for example, the bill has to do with farming, it will probably be assigned to the Agriculture Committee. After committee assignment, the committee chair will usually assign it to a subcommittee that is even more specialized. Most bills never make it out of committee because the committees are too busy to get to them or the committee members just don’t believe the bill is a high enough priority (or they vote against it).
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