Question

Imagine a bill is referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, the standing committee for agricultural issues. Choose all of the following that can happen while the bill is in committee.A. The committee gathers information through hearings.
B. The committee makes the decision to send to the bill to the floor.
C. The committee changes the language of the bill

Answer 1

Answer: A, B, and C

Explanation:

All of the above can happen while the bill is in committee.

GATHERS INFORMATION THROUGH HEARING

A committee would need to evaluate the merits and demerits of a particular bill before they can propose it. They do this through hearings usually to a subcommittee, which will then present it's findings to the whole committee.

DECISION TO SEND TO FLOOR

After a bill has been evaluated, the committee has the discretion to send the bill to the floor of the House to continue along the legislative process. The Speaker of the house may set time limits on the committee and failure to work on a bill is equivalent to killing it.

CHANGES LANGUAGE OF BILL

The Committee will hold a 'mark-up' session where the bill may be revised and additions made. If the additions are substantial, the bill can reintroduced as a 'clean-bill' which will have a new number as well as the proposed changes.