US Laws
US laws are rules that are enforced by American institutions such the police and the government. US laws routinely vary from state to state, depending on the issue. US laws shape everything from politics to economics and society in several ways. The time period that it takes to make a proposed law into an official one varies depending on the decision that has to be made and what the new US laws will affect.
•Sometimes US laws are made as a result of public demand. American federal US laws just begin as ideas with no legal barring at all. Usually US laws that are formed in this way is a result of an incident that could have been prevented but was not because of the absence of any US laws to govern it. Such is often the case with crimes involving sex offenders or repeated felons.
•Once an idea for US laws are brought to the attention of congressmen, they can then decide whether or not to sponsor the proposed US laws. A congressman may decide to sponsor a law if they think the law has a good chance of being passed. The proposed US laws are then introduced to Congress as bills. The bill is then sent to a particular committee to see if it will be voted into any US laws. The committee that the proposed bill is sent to depends on what type of US laws are trying to be officially passed. If the committee that is sent the bill approves any possible US laws, than the bill goes on to the full house of Congress. Proposed US laws, or bills start in either the Senate or the House of Representatives.
•The government works together within its branches to pass US laws. There are over 400 members of the house of Congress who can turn bill into laws. Proposed US laws are discussed and debated amongst the committee. The bill is then voted on. Of the 435 members, at least 218, or just over half of the members have to agree to the bill to be voted in. Once the House approves the bill, the proposed US laws are sent to the Senate. If the Senate does not approve of the bill, it may be sent back to the House for further debate, or abandoned. If the Senate agrees on the bill then it is passed on to the full Senate. Of the 100 senators that vote on the proposed US laws, 51 must approve of it for it to get passed on to the President of the United States for final approval.
US laws are made for the purpose of governing people in a fair manner, although it does not always work out that way. Any US laws that are not followed can result in the person being prosecuted by the law. Depending on which US laws were broken, they may face serious penalties including time in prison.
