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The purpose of the legislative committee is to come up with a compromise when a bill is proposed to the Senate and House of Representatives. They decide if they go through with a bill or they don’t or if they need to make amendments to the bill and compromise with each other. There is a standing committee which is a permanent selection of people that has legislative jurisdiction they consider bills and issues then recommend any changes that they see need to be made. They have a responsibility to monitor agencies, programs and activities that are within their jurisdictions. The standing committees recommend funding levels, authorization for the government operations and for new and existing programs. The second committee is a select committee;

The Road to Brown tells the story of the millions of nameless blacks who faced devastating hardships caused by Jim Crow, which simply robbed them of the rights granted by the 14th and 15th Amendments. Under the "separate but equal" doctrine of the Supreme Court's 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, black citizens were denied the right to vote, to attend white schools, to be buried in white cemeteries, etc. Those who objected were liable to be lynched. The era of Jim Crow provoked men such as, Charles Houston to fight back for those who were unable.

Most individuals with a general background knowledge of the United States Federal Government system are aware that in order for a bill to become a law, it must first pass a majority vote in Congress. There is, however, a very important step in the legislative process that sometimes goes unnoticed. The committee system of the legislation process ensures that the appropriate attention is given to each bill introduced to Congress. Each member of both chambers are assigned to committees and subcommittees, and are expected to become subject matter experts in their respective roles as committee members.

An important point made in Weissert and Weissert concerning Congress and its committee structure is that the majority of the work in Congress is done through committees. They perform the majority of research on issues and possible solutions, get legislation written, re-written and amended, and support it as it moves through Congress and finally gets passed. They are the “workhorses of the legislature” (Weissert and Weissert, 29).

After introduction of the bill, the referral or assignment to house or senate then takes place. In other words, the bill is assigned to standing committee. The Speaker and Lieutenant Governor appoint committee members and chairs. This gives the presiding officers great power and these vital decisions can

Have there been any major recorded votes on the bill? If so, did the vote take place in the House or the Senate and what was the result?

It still needs to move through the committees, and pass the floor debates. If it makes its way through the House, it will need to be reviewed by the Senate, then be compromised as needed. Next it will require a Presidential signature, or a veto and override to become a law.

The legislation was originally submitted on February 7, 2017 and sent to the House Veterans Affairs subcommittee. On April 6, 2017 it was submitted from the subcommittee to the House Veterans Affairs committee for a full voice vote. In order for the bill to become a law, an idea must be presented to a member of Congress. There may be a companion bill, one in the House one in the Senate. There are several steps in passing legislation and many areas where a bill could fail. Associations and lobbyist are often involved in drafting legislation. They are also involved in lobbying members. The bill is then sent to a specific committee for the first review where either changes or made or the bill is rejected. If a bill is accepted, it is sent out from the committee to full House or Senate vote. If it passes, it will go to the opposite side of the legislative branch for a second vote. The bill most be voted on in the same way in both chambers in order to be passed. If a bill passes both the Senate and the House of Representatives, it goes to the President to be signed and made a law. If the President veto’s the bill, a two-thirds majority can override the president and make the bill a law without him or her. Every bill has a two -year deadline to either pass or die by default. The speaker of the House of Representative is in charge of the agenda for the House to vote on. Although the Vice President is the “President” of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader sets the agenda for the

Members of Congress are charged with three primary duties—writing laws, overseeing the implementation of laws, and serving the needs of their constituents. Senate Filibuster, House Rules Committee and the Conference Committee all have had a profound effect in the lawmaking process. Additionally, general accounting office and hearings are both methods that Congress employs in order to maintain oversight over the federal bureaucracy. Lastly, Casework drastically affects members’ attention to legislation because it diverts their time, and resources away from focusing on legislation.

The bill was endorsed by a divided vote of the Judiciary Committee on an election poll of 15 to 5 on October 22, 2015. For the bill to become an active law, there were a number of things that they would need to undergo for it to be. The

Firstly, there are standing committees. They are a permanent committee in house or senate that considers bills within a specific area. Each different committee is given a specific area of legislative policy jurisdiction. Members tend to seek committee seats that deal with matters of special interest to their constituents. There are select committees. It is a temporary legislative committee created for a limited time for a specific reason. They normally form to investigate public issues like aging. Another is joint committees. It is comprised of both Chambers of Congress. They can be permanent or temporary. They work with economy, tax, or Library of Congress. Conference Committees are formed to reach an agreement between the House and

After the bill was passed in the Ways and Means Committee, it moved on the House of Representatives. The House passed the bill after 90 seconds of debate. During this

Technology has open the possibility for new advancements and creations in the world. In medicine, for example, technology has helped increase lifespan, improved our life conditions and reduce the risk of harmful diseases. However, for some patients, technology has also been accompanied with prolonged suffering and with devastating physical and medical expenses. With more people connected today to CPR machines during their time of deaths, many individuals are having a harder time to achieve a “death with dignity”, in part because technology is disrupting both the quality of living of patients and the control they have over their own bodies. That being said, given this new technological context, can it be possible for patients to

Attached are two process recording from a client by the name of Donavon. One is from and early recording and the second from a later recording. Comparing both process recording I was able to identify how my skill developed.

This document is from a lesson taught to a grade level 9 group for my Field Base I final lesson. Attatched is the lesson plan called A Modulation In Time. It is a lesson that focuses on music history, how to recognize the history of a piece by observing instruments, styles, and techniques, and how to apply it to other music.