ACTION SHEET FOR MODEL CONGRESS "2001" BILLS

Model Congress Per:____ Action Sheet for HR#____

Bill Title:_________________________________________________________________Sponsor:

1. ACTION by the COMMITTEE on __________________________________________

Following due consideration, this committee has voted____/ ____ to:

___ recommend, ___ amend*, ___kill, ____pigeonhole this bill.

___ This bill was joined with _____ others as follows:

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*The amendment(s) to this bill read as follows: (note line #'s when applicable)

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Chair's signature: _________________________________________________

2. ACTION BY RULES COMMITTEE. By majority vote, this committee has seen fit to:

____delay action on this bill, or ____ passes the bill to the floor.

The bill was given: _____ an open rule for amendments to be added during floor debate; or

_____ a closed rule with a maximum amount of time allowed for debating this bill set at

_____ minutes.

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Speaker's signature: ________________________________________________

3. ACTION BY HOUSE FLOOR. A majority vote ___ passed this bill without amendment,

(two-thirds vote for Constitutional Amendments) ____ tabled this bill, or ____rejected this bill

___ An amendment(s) changed the bill to read:

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As amended, the bill was: ____ passed or ____ rejected.

Clerk's signature: __________________________________________________

4. ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The President has:

____ signed the bill, or: ____ vetoed the bill with a message of explanation.

(The president's signature should be affixed on the lower right side of the bill.)

5. OVERRIDE ACTION:

A two-thirds vote: ____ passed the bill over the veto or: ____was not obtained.

Clerk's signature: __________________________________________________