Passage of bill

 Proposed legislative measure introduced by a member of

congress for enactment into law
 Shall embrace only one subject which shall be expressed in
the title
 Singed by authors
 File with the Secretary of the House
 Bills may originate from either lower or upper House
 Exclusive to lower house
 Appropriation
 Revenue/ tariff bills
 Bills authorizing increase of public debt
 Bills of local application
 Private bills
 After 3 readings, approval of either house (see Art 6 Sec 26
(1))
 Secretary reports the bill for first reading
 First reading – reading the number and title, referral to the
appropriate committee for study and recommendation
 Committee – hold public hearings and submits
report and recommendation for calendar for second reading
 Second reading – bill is read in full (with amendments
proposed by the committee) – unless copies are distributed and such reading is dispensed with
o Bill will be subject to debates, motions and
amendments
o Bill will be voted on
o A bill approved shall be included in the calendar of
bills for 3rd reading
 Third reading – bill approved on 2nd reading will be
submitted for final vote by yeas and nays,
 Bill approved on the 3rd reading will be transmitted to the
“Other House” for concurrence (same process as the first
passage)
o If the “Other House” approves without amendment
it is passed to the President
o If the “Other House” introduces amendments, and disagreement arises, differences will be settled by the Conference
Committees of both houses
o Report and recommendation of the 2 Conference Committees will have to be approved by both houses in order to be
considered pass
 President
o Approves and signs
o Vetoes (within 30 days after receipt) o Inaction

 If the President vetoes – send back to the House where it

originated with recommendation
o 2/3 of all members approves, it will be sent to the
other house for approval
o 2/3 of the other house approves – it shall become a
law
o If president did not act on the bill with in 30 days
after receipt, bill becomes a law
 Summary : 3 ways of how a bill becomes a law.
 President signs
 inaction of president with in 30 days after receipt
 vetoed bill is repassed by congress by 2/3 votes of all its
members, each house voting separately.