EXPECTED time to become law after BYRD rejection???

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I read on VSC forum someone wrote this after the BYRD rejection::
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#7 3rd November 2005, 05:44 PM
gb04
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Not yet but when the bill finally clears through the senate and some other committee, it should make most dates jump years if not becoming current. I think it will get passed through senate by today or tomorrow. Not totally sure how much longer it will take after that before it comes into force.

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Is it really true that since its defeated in senate, it'll be passed either today or tomorrow?? If its true then its a pretty fast pace as I was under the impression that it might take few months to be even heard in senate (as often experienced in India..:)

I have some vague idea that it has to be cleared by 2 houses....& then it'll become law....is this the 1st house or 2nd house...anyone having more idea of expected time frame...????????????/
 
Here are the steps..Not sure how long it will take....

In order for a bill to become law it must be passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. Congress is made up of two bodies - one is called the Senate and the other is called the House of Representatives.

There are two Senators from each State for a total of 100 Senators. There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. Each State has a varying number of House Representatives depending on population. In other words, States with large populations have more Representatives than States with low population. (Note: House Representatives are sometimes referred to as Congressman and Congresswomen. Both Representatives and Senators are members of Congress, but the term Congressman refers to members of the House.)

Legislation (also called a "bill") may be first introduced into either the House or Senate, but identical bills must be passed in both bodies. It is quite common for similar, but not identical, legislation to be separately introduced into the House and Senate. One introduced, the legislation is assigned to a committee to review. If the bill does not make it out of committee, it is unlikely to get passed. So a committee chairman who opposes a bill can be quite an obstacle to overcome. However, if the bill is popular, the committee chairman are usually pressured to move the legislation to the entire body. Some legislation must go through several committees.

It takes a simple majority in both bodies to pass. If legislation passes the House, but not the Senate (or visa versa) the bill dies. If the legislation passes both bodies, but the two bills are worded somewhat differently, then the legislation goes to a "conference committee" made up of several Representatives and several Senators. They work out a single bill that both bodies must each approve.

Once the exact same legislation passes both the Senate and House, it goes to the President for approval. If the President likes the legislation he signs it into law. If he opposes the legislation, he vetoes it. Congress can choose to try and override a Presidential veto, but they need a 2/3rds majority to do so - a rather difficult task.

Once the President signs the bill into law, it is sent to the government agencies responsible for enacting the law
 
House verson of budget bill does not have visa retrogression.

The house verson of budget deficit bill does not have provision for visa retrogression. Therefore, two budjet bills has different stand for generating revenue from immigration. Washington post reports some Reps are opposing inclusion of immigration reform in budget bill. It (inclusion of chapter 8 of sente verson of budget bill in final bill) will be discussed in conference committee. Anybody know when it will be formed?. Who will be members?

Some links has interested topics on this issue..

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=32875
http://www.house.gov/budget/reconsum110105.htm
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=33506
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20051102-113639-8058r.htm
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20051031-120738-8062r.htm
 
jkvaisnavi said:
Once the exact same legislation passes both the Senate and House, it goes to the President for approval. If the President likes the legislation he signs it into law. If he opposes the legislation, he vetoes it. Congress can choose to try and override a Presidential veto, but they need a 2/3rds majority to do so - a rather difficult task.

Once the President signs the bill into law, it is sent to the government agencies responsible for enacting the law
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President should sign on legislation within 10 days once after he receives.... If he forgets for some reason (No Approval/No rejection) in 10 days then it automatically becomes a law.
 
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