A proposed piece of legislation (bill) can be defeated by opponents when "<span>all of the above" take place, since it's possible for the bill to never reach the committee. </span>
Opponents can defeat a proposed legislation in the subcomitee, when is being voted by the full comitee and when the bill reaches the floor, it all dependes on the political strength that oppositon has, there are times when opposition can do anything to defeat a bill cause the sole numbers of one party allows them to pass a bill without having to convince factions of the other party, but this is rarely the case.
