▸ The Legislative Process Enacting or amending federal or state laws is the role of the federal or state legislative branch. The federal legislative branch and the state legislative branch have similar legislative processes. FEDERAL LEVEL: Is composed with the Senate and the House of Representatives. The congress function is to enact statutes through vote. An idea for bill is presented by a citizen, government officials or the president; the bill is presented to the congress then the congressional committee with jurisdiction over the subject, they hold public hearings and conducts investigation; Then together with the sponsor work to accommodate specific interests about the bill. For the bill to be proceeded it needs the vote of the majority of the committee members. After the bill is approved and the committee states the details and reasons for this decision, together with the changes that it might create on the existing law, then the majority leadership places it on a calendar. After the bill has been discussed it is debated and amended, then it passes to another chamber's appropriate committee for further consideration, (Senate or the House). After the bill has been review by both chambers then is sign by the president of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and sent to the President of the United States. STATE LEVEL Is modeled roughly after the U.S Congress., but it differs from the federal level in a few characteristics: - The congress meets in full session for only a few months, usually every other year. - They are less prone to hold full hearings and do not usually issue fully informative committee reports on bills. - Communication is sometimes poor making it difficult to know the true nature of proposed bills. - there is usually not a well- documented written history of a bill as in Congress .