Your bill, however, is independent of their work. Just so we're clear on this, if OMB decides not to establish a multiracial category, your bill would still be an alternative. They could be compelled to do it. I would guess, however, that if this gets a fair amount of interest and support, that they'll do it. I think with Tiger, the cat's out of the bag, so to speak.
Timing is everything.
Congressman, for those of us who are not well versed in these matters, take us through the legislative process. What is involved in introducing a bill, and what happens next. We usually get the Legislative Drafting Bureau to write it up. They check where in the existing statutes this would make sense to add, and it's drafted as an additional line in an existing law. Then, it's put in what they call the hopper, which is just a little box down on the House floor, and then the Parliamentarian assigns it to the committee that he feels has jurisdiction over it.