Question

• What did you learn about the legislative process?
• Explain anything new you learned about how a bill becomes a law and why it is important to health care.

Answer 1

Ans) The legislative process:

- First, a Representative sponsors a bill.
- The bill is then assigned to a committee for study.
- If released by the committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended.
- If the bill passes by simple majority (218 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.
- In the Senate, the bill is assigned to another committee and, if released, debated and voted on.
- If the Senate makes changes, the bill must return to the House for concurrence.  
- The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval.
- The President then has 10 days to veto the final bill or sign it into law.

• If the President approves the bill, he signs it and it becomes law. If he takes no action for 10 days while Congress is in session, the bill automatically becomes law. If the President vetoes the bill, Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote.

- Sign and pass the bill—the bill becomes a law. If the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate still believe the bill should become a law, they can hold another vote on the bill. If two-thirds of the Representatives and Senators support the bill, the President's veto is overridden and the bill becomes a law.
- Policy in healthcare is vitally important as it sets a general plan of action used to guide desired outcomes and is a fundamental guideline to help make decisions. ... In the healthcare environment specifically, policy should set the foundation for the delivery of safe and cost effective quality care.