Place the lawmaking process in procedural order (in 5 questions). What is the FIRST step in the process? The bill moves to the floor for debate and vote in the originating chamber/body.
Both chambers/bodies of Congress vote again on the final version for approval.
Different versions of the bill are combined in a conference committee.
A member of either chamber/body of Congress sponsors a draft for a law.
The bill is sent to a specialized committee for study, revisions, and approval