US Bill Becomes Law
Legislative pathway from introduction to enacted law.
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flowchart LR
Idea[Bill drafted] --> Intro[Introduce in chamber]
Intro --> Comm1[Committee referral]
Comm1 --> Mark[Markup + hearings]
Mark --> Floor1[Floor debate + vote]
Floor1 -- pass --> Other[Other chamber: refer, markup, vote]
Floor1 -- fail --> Dead[Dies]
Other --> Diff{Same text?}
Diff -- no --> Conf[Conference committee reconciles]
Conf --> Both[Both chambers re-vote on identical text]
Diff -- yes --> Both
Both --> Pres[President]
Pres -->|signs| Law[Enacted law]
Pres -->|veto| Override{2/3 override in both?}
Override -- yes --> Law
Override -- no --> Dead