Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senator Barbara Boxer (D), from California explains in simple terms how a bill becomes a law. The Legislative Branches powers are enumerated in ...

“Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign ...

If you haven't watched "Schoolhouse Rock" recently, it's probably a good time to get caught up on how a bill becomes a law in Iowa. State lawmakers return to the Iowa Capitol Jan. 13, where the ...

If the bill survives this stage, its chances of being signed into law are good, but it still has a long way to go. If the ...

If you're reading this, you probably already know the basic Civics 101 explanation of how a bill becomes a law. But each state legislature has its own distinctive customs and quirks, and ...

A bill becomes a law if a majority of the members of both chambers — the House and the Senate — vote to approve it and the governor signs it. Simple, right? Not quite. There are lots of ways a ...