POLI 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Supermajority, Robert Bork, Cloture
27 Feb 2017
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How a bill becomes a law: bill can be killed by the speaker, senate majority leader, or president etc, bill is introduced: tax/revenue bills start in the house due to it"s popular representation (no taxation w/o rep). House/senate clerk who gives it a number and then forwards it to the speaker or. Senate majority leader: bill is sent to a standing committee for action: bills are then sent to standing committee with policy jurisdiction. Most die quickly by neglect or committee vote. If not a subcommittee studies it, may amend it, and return it to the full committee. Full committee may conduct more hearings, debate, and discussion to get to a markup (final version). No set rules on debate within the senate. (allows for filibusters). Today, cloture vote of 60 senators will end debate. After debate/amendment, the chamber votes and bill needs majority of members present in both chambers to proceed. (personal opinion, interest groups/lobbying,
