Would you please comment on this discussion and add your thoughts?

What are your thoughts on the lawmaking process in the US? The laws are created on the national level. These laws are called Federal laws made by our government. So, everyone must follow the laws as one nation in the United States. United States congress is the law making of Federal government. The congress has two houses. One is called "House of Representation" and other is called "Senate".

Each state in United states also passes their own laws. So, for example, I live in Massachusetts, and I must follow MA state law and Federal laws. So, we all must follow laws in United States.

As mentioned above, laws created in congress. When someone in the House of representative or Senate wants to create a law, so they write the bill first. Bill is like a first draft of the proposed law. The bill must be voted by both, house of representative and senate. Once both houses vote for one bill to become law, then it goes to the President of the United States. The president may choose whether to sign the bill or not. If the President signs the bill, it becomes a law. But if the President does not sign the bill, then it is called veto and send back to congress. Congress then overrides the veto by both houses and then finally bill would become a law.

In the book, Figure2-1: How a Bill Becomes a law - This outline steps for both houses look good for law making in the United States. But I don't think this the one standard way of creating laws. Because in the text and in my opinion, I don't think all the bills get passed and maybe many of the bills die in an appropriate committees. Also, it also depends on the bill type and the topic of law. And if the bill may have an important effects whether the bill should be passed or not. And how quickly a bill should be passed. Not all bills have a fixed time to pass on, as it all depends on the laws and topic. So, as law making outline looks good on this Figure 2-1 and it maybe good for certain important laws and on the other hand, this outline maybe a lentghly process for other laws to create. To conclude, this outline should not be a one way of creating laws in the US.

Reference:

Teitelbaum, J. Wilensky, S. (2020).Essentials of Health Policy and Law,4th Edition.Publisher: Jones& Bartlett