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Functions of Congress Reorder

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Put these stages of the legislative process in the correct order.

Both houses then draw up a timetable for scheduling debates on the bill and the different types of debates that are allowed (House of Representatives only).
Congress then needs to decide its next course of action. It either needs to make amendments to the bill for resubmission, attempt to override the veto or allow the veto to stay, meaning that the bill is dead.
The president's input is then needed. The president either signs the bill; leaves it for 10 days (if Congress is still in session), after which point it becomes law; or vetoes the bill.
The next stage is where the House and Senate work together to resolve their differences to make sure that their bills remain similar at this stage. Members split off into conference committees to work on a bill which must then be approved by both houses.
The speaker of the House and presiding officer of the Senate receives the bill and puts it to the relevant committees for consideration and scrutiny.
The committees in both houses can either scrutinise the bill together, through subcommittees, or the bill could possibly be 'pigeonholed' if there is very little chance of its making it beyond the committee stage.
The bill can be amended after debates have taken place on the floor of the House and then voted on. In the Senate, the same applies but this can be fast-tracked through 'unanimous consent'.

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