What is a Bill?
By scott on December 20, 2009
A Bill is the principal way lawmakers introduce their proposals (enacting or repealing laws, for example) in Congress. Bills are designated S. 1, S. 2 or H.R. 1, H.R. 2 and so on depending on the order in which they are introduced and whether they were introduced in the House or Representatives or the Senate. [...]
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What is an Act?
By scott on December 20, 2009
An Act is Legislation, bill or joint resolution which has passed the Senate and the House in identical form and has been signed into law by the President, or passed over his veto, thus becoming law. Technically, this term also refers to a bill that has been passed by one house and engrossed (prepared as [...]
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