Steps in Making a Bill into a Law Introducing the Bill and Referral to a Committee Everybody in Congress can create a bill. The people who initiate the bill are the sponsors; any member of the same body (House or Senate) can add his or her name after the day of introduction as a cosponsor. When a bill first starts out, it is given a certain number: H.R. stands for a House bill and …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…and it becomes law. If the President opposes the bill he can veto it; or, if he takes no action after the Congress has adjourned its second session, it is a "pocket veto" and the bill fades away. Overriding a Veto If the President vetoes a bill, Congress may decide to attempt to "override the veto." This requires a two-thirds roll call vote of the members who are present in sufficient numbers for a override.