How a Bill Becomes a Law | Civics 101

How does a bill become a law? It’s tough! First there is an idea. Someone in Congress writes it up as a bill and introduces it. But, most bills don’t stop right there.

A Bill becomes a law if the bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has then approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.