act of congress

An Act of Congress How does a bill become a law? There are two houses in Congress. The House of Representatives and the Senate. Both of which may introduce a new piece of legislation. But each has different guidelines that they must follow to do this. The guideline in the house is a new Piece of legislation is handed to the clerk of the House who then places it in a hopper, which is a …

…made to be three years. On Aug 7, 1977, HR 6161 becomes a law. John Dingell wanted to modify and extend the emissions standards. He was fighting to keep plants open to save thousands of jobs. John represented three big auto suppliers, united autoworkers, and labor unions. Paul Rogers was interested in protecting his bill from clean air. He was fighting in the name of healthcare for Americans. He represented multiple health care groups, the elderly, and children.