Billsare placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. Failure toact on a bill is equivalent to killing it. Comments about the bill's merit are requested by government agencies. Bill can be assigned to subcommittee by Chairman. Hearings may be held.
Subcommittees report their findings to the full committee.
This new bill will have a new number and wi ll be sent to the floor while the old bill is discarded. The chamber must approve, change or reject all committee amendments before conducting a final passage vote. After the bill is reported, the committee staff prepares a written report explaining why they favor the bill and why they wish to see their amendments, if any, adopted. Committee members who oppose a bill sometimes write a dissenting opinion in the report. The report is sent back to the whole chamber and is placed on the calendar.