Question

• the leadership schedules the bill for floor consideration.*
• the house debates, amends, and votes on the bill.*
• the leadership schedules the bill for floor consideration.*
• the senate debates, amends, and votes on the bill.*

merged bill
a conference committee merges the house and senate versions of the bill.
the house and senate vote on the merged bill.*

• the president signs the bill.
• the bill becomes law.

the president ignores the bill.
the president vetoes the bill.*
if congress
is in session,
the bill
becomes
law.
if congress
is not in
session, the
bill dies in
this pocket
veto.*

• congress overrides the

veto.

• the bill becomes law.

*points at which a bill can die,
or fail to become law
according to the chart, at what points in the legislative process can a bill die, or fail to
become law? select all that apply.
when the president ignores the bill and congress is not in session
when the leadership doesnt schedule a bill sent from committee
when congress overrides a presidential veto
when a committee fails to refer a bill to the floor of the full chamber

Explanation:

1. Analyze "when the president ignores the bill and Congress is not in session": From the chart, if the president ignores the bill and Congress is not in session, it's a pocket veto, so the bill dies. Correct.
2. Analyze "when the leadership doesn't schedule a bill sent from committee": The chart shows leadership schedules the bill for floor consideration (a point a bill can die if not scheduled). Correct.
3. Analyze "when Congress overrides a presidential veto": If Congress overrides, the bill becomes law, so it doesn't die. Incorrect.
4. Analyze "when a committee fails to refer a bill to the floor of the full chamber": Though not shown in the given chart steps, in legislative process, if a committee doesn't refer, the bill dies (and the chart's * points include earlier stages where a bill can die, like scheduling which is after committee referral; so this is a valid point a bill can die). Correct.

Answer:

• when the president ignores the bill and Congress is not in session
• when the leadership doesn't schedule a bill sent from committee
• when a committee fails to refer a bill to the floor of the full chamber