How A Bill

Question 1

Preliminary Procedure
4 Origin of legislative proposals

Answer 1

Members of the Senate
Special interest groups
Constituents
From SONA of the President/executive branch

SSCS

Question 2

Preliminary Procedure
assist in technical assistance in research and drafting legislative language

Answer 2

Senate Legislative Technical Affairs Bureau

Question 3

Induction of Bills
may have joint sponsorship and carry members’ name
a. No limit of bills introduced

Answer 3

House and Senate Bills

Question 4

Induction of Bills
For showcasing urgency of the issue and showing broad support for the legislation

Answer 4

Sponsors

Question 5

General measures, which are intended to be laws once approved

Answer 5

Bill

Question 6

Dealing with economy, increasing penalties for certain crimes, regulation on commerce and trade

Answer 6

Bill

Question 7

Prefix of Bill

Answer 7

S. ____

Question 8

a. Approval of both houses
b. Dealing with a single item or issue such as a continuing or emergency appropriations bill
C. Proposing amendments to the Constitution

Answer 8

Joint Resolution

Question 9

a. S. Ct. Res.
b. Operation of both houses
c. Not referred to the President and do not have a force of law
d. Used to fix the time of adjournment of a Congress
e. Express sense of “Congress” on an issue

Answer 9

Concurrent Resolution

Question 10

P. S. Res.
b. Prerogative of House of Congress
C. No effect and force of a law
d. Express opinion of a single house on a current issue
e. Call for congressional action on an issue affecting national interest

Answer 10

Simple Resolution

Question 11

Title & Sponsor of the Bill
- Made by Secretary-general

Answer 11

1st reading

Question 12

referring the bill to the committees
Jurisdiction of the Standing Committees

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First Reading Senate President

Question 13

How many standing committees in a Senate?

Answer 13

44

Question 14

How many standing committees in the HOR?

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66 standing committee
17 special committee

Question 15

5 disposal of the bill

Answer 15

1. Approval without amendments
2. Approval with amendments
3. Rewrite the bill entirely
4. Rejects, kills the bill
5. Report if favorably w/ or w/o recommendation

Question 16

Section 29, Rules XI of the Senate

Answer 16

• If unfavorable -> archive of the Senate (Unless 5 Senators shall move their inclusion in the Calendar of Ordinary Business)

Question 17

Section 45, Rule XVI of Rules of the Senate
a. Received by the Office of the Secretary
b. Agreed by the Senate without setting the dates
C. Bills whose consideration has been postponed indefinitely
d. Bill with committee report

Answer 17

Calendar of Ordinary Business

Question 18

Section 45, Rule XVI of Rules of the Senate
Bills and resolutions arranged successively and chronologically for consideration

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Calendar for Special Orders

Question 19

Section 45, Rule XVI of Rules of the Senate
Bills and joint resolutions approved on Second Reading

Answer 19

Calendar for Third Reading

Question 20

Section 45, Rule XVI of Rules of the Senate
For priority action

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Special Order of Business

Question 21

Summary of approving a bill

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Calling a conference
Selection of the conference
Authority of conferees
Conference report
CSAC

Question 22

certified by Secretary of House & Senate + signed by President of Senate and HOR

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“Enrolled bill”

Question 23

a. Approved by President
b. Lapsed by President for 30 days
C. If veto, ⅔ votes of the Congress

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Becoming a law

Question 24

Summary on how a bill becomes a law
First Step

Answer 24

Filing/Calendaring for First Reading
- Filed in the Office of the Secretary

Question 25

Summary on how a bill becomes a law Second step

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First Reading Title, bill number, and author’s name TBA Referred to the proper committee

Question 26

Summary on how a bill becomes a law Third step

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Committee Hearings/Report - Hearings and consultations (Technical Working Group) Action points: Approves the bill w/o amendment Approves the bill w/ amendment Recommends substitution/consolidation with similar bills filed

Question 27

Summary of how a bill becomes a law Fourth step

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Calendaring for Second Reading Committee report with approved bill submitted to the Committee on Rules for calendaring

Question 28

Summary on how a bille becomes a Law Fifth step

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Second Reading a. Sponsorship speech b. Interpellation c. Period of individual amendments

Question 29

Summary on how a bill becomes a law Sixth step

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Voting on Second Reading Yes - for calendaring on third reading Voting: viva voce count by tellers division of the House; nominal voting

Question 30

Summary on how a bill becomes a law Seventh step

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Voting on Third Reading Printed copies distributed to Senators Only the title is read on the floor Nominal voting If yes - referred to the House for concurrence

Question 31

Summary on how a bill becomes a law 8th step

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At the House of Representatives First Reading Second Reading Third Reading

Question 32

Summary on how a bill becomes a law 9th step

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Back to the Senate If same - final version is printed If not - bicameral conference committee Conference committee submits report on the reconciled version of the bill Senate prints the reconciled version

Question 33

Summary on how a bill becomes a law Last step

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Submission to Malacañang a. “Enrolled bill” – certified by Secretary of Senate & HOR; signed by Speaker & Senate President b. Approved by Pres Actions: Signed Inactive after 30 days - To the Official Gazette after 15 days (implementation) c. Not approved by Pres ⅔ of the Congress

Question 34

10steps on how a bill becomes a law

Answer 34

CFCCSVVABS 1. Filing/Calendaring for First Reading Filed in the Office of the Secretary 2. First Reading Title, bill number, and author’s name Referred to the proper committee 3. Committee Hearings/Report Hearings and consultations (Technical Working Group) Action points: Approves the bill w/o amendment Approves the bill w/ amendment Recommends substitution/consolidation with similar bills filed 4. Calendaring for Second Reading Committee report with approved bill submitted to the Committee on Rules for calendaring 5. Second Reading Sponsorship speech Interpellation Period of individual amendments 6. Voting on Second Reading Yes - for calendaring on third reading Voting: viva voce count by tellers division of the House; nominal voting 7. Voting on Third Reading Printed copies distributed to Senators Only the title is read on the floor Nominal voting If yes - referred to the House for concurrence 8. At the House of Representatives First Reading Second Reading Third Reading 9. Back to the Senate If same - final version is printed If not - bicameral conference committee Conference committee submits report on the reconciled version of the bill Senate prints the reconciled version 10. Submission to Malacañang “Enrolled bill” – certified by Secretary of Senate & HOR; signed by Speaker & Senate President Approved by Pres Actions: Signed Inactive after 30 days To the Official Gazette after 15 days (implementation) Not approved by Pres ⅔ of the Congress