Re: Public Record Analysis and review

[Guest guest]

My guess is that the Bill will be sent to the House Heath and Sciences Committee. It will not go to Judiciary because it deals with heath issues. Because he put funding in it the House Finance Committee will also have to see it is my guess.

The H number is, in my guess, a number Conyers or staff gave it. The House Clerks office is where it gets a Bill number. The bill number is used for tracking and identification. From the Clerk it goes to Committee assignment.

Once in Committee's, it gets hearings. It also can be changed by amendments. At that time the Committee will say yes or no whether they refer it to the Full House with a favorable recommendation.

Then it gets discussed and more amendments can be attached. These amendments can be for anything, not just about mold. This is when "pork" spending is usually added. Then the House votes.

If passed, it gets referred to the Senate where the process starts over. If the Senate passes the exact same bill that was sent to them, without a word being changed (which is a 1 in a billion chance), the legislation goes to the President.

Very seldom does the other legislative body not make changes to legislation. In that situation, the bill goes to House/Sentate conference to be worked out. If it is than both houses have to vote again.

Sounds like a long process and it usually is. My guess, if it is passed, look for it in 2003 or later. Summer session and elections are coming. My thoughts would be, once we are finally able to review what Congressman Conyers has had written and submitted, is to send letters of support, if we support what he has written, to the Members of the House Committee that it is assigned to.

Ken