How a bill become a law. At the same time that the bill is sent to the committee, it is also filed in the document room, so that interested parties may obtain a copies for inspection. John H. Smith of the House Document room is shown here filing a bill *Abstract/medium:; 4 x 5 i

How a bill become a law. Now a law, the former bill, reprinted in legal form, is incorporated in the statutes-at-large and filed in the State Department. E.D. Kuppinger, Assistant Chief of the Law Section of the Division of Research and Republication of the State Department is showing placing a law

How a bill become a law. The bill is taken from the hopper and sent to Lewis Dreschler, Parliamentarian of the House who refers it to the proper committee for discussion and then sends it to the Chief Bill Clerk to be numbered *Abstract/medium:; 4 x 5 in. or smaller

How a bill become a law. Delivered to the chief bill clerk by a page boy, the bill is given a number and sent to the Government Printing Office for printing. William McDermott, chief bill clerk of the house, is shown numbering a bill brought to him by page John Jurgensen *Abstract/medium

Capitol document room. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Scene in the document room at the Capitol today as clerks cleared the decks for the many bills which will introduced during the special session of Congress convening November 15. All bills are kept on file in the document room. 11/9/37

How a bill become a law. After the vote has been taken, the result is noted in the Journal of Action by Louis Sirkey, House Journal Clerk. If the bill receives a passing vote, it is sent to the other House for action. If the bill failed to pass it must be reintroduced unless it is voted to refer it

How a bill become a law. After passing both the house and senate, the bill, now two-thirds on its way toward being a law, is sent to the president for his approval. H.V. Hesselman, Clerk of the Committee on Enrolled Bills of the House, is shown leaving for the White House with a recently passed bill

How a bill become a law. Printed and numbered, the bill is not ready for consideration by the committee having jurisdiction over its subject matter. The committee members, specialists in their fields, carefully study the prospective legislation before it is sent to the floor of Congress of discussio

House hopper receives Bill No. 1. Washington, D.C., Dec. 30. Rep. Louis Ludlow, of Indiana putting House bill no. 1 into the hopper on the floor of the House today. The bill, which Rep. Ludlow is sponsoring at the investigation of the Fraternal order of Eagles, is designated to aid in the stabilizat