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Bicameral
Brainstorm
ACTIVITY ONE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BOTH
Legislating
legislators in the
legislature
ACTIVITY TWO & THREE
Citizen
letters and
email
Challenge
s facing
the
nation
Interest
groups
Research on
issues
A bill can start in either chamber of Congress, but lets have ours
start in the Senate!
S.357
A bill changes A LOT between the time it is proposed and when it reaches a
final version. Editing and amending is a big part of writing future laws.
Step Three: The Report
If the committee likes it, it
will be sent to the to the
whole Senate for debate.
S.357
Love it.
We need
to change
that part
Senate Vote on
S.357
59 Yeas
39 Nay
2
Present
Love it.
We need to
change that
part
House Vote on
S.357
227 Yeas
203 Nay
5
Present
New
Law
S.357
A Tale of Two
Bills
ACTIVITY FOUR
Check out the two energy bills- one that originated in the Senate,
the other is the version approved in the House. Find the common
ground and get one bill to send to the president.
S.357
oil
Invest in domestic
drilling operations
ernative
Cut funding to alt
energy research
x credit
Provide a $500 ta
buyers
to electric vehicle
tes of
Lower Pollution ra
cars and trucks
H.R.422
r
Increase funding fo
alternative energy
research
tax credit
Provide a $1,000
buyers
to electric vehicle
tes of
Lower pollution ra
5% in 5
cars and trucks by
years
s in new
Award innovation
energy source
development
Mini-Quiz
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE