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Bill simulator — guide a bill from idea to law
Pick which chamber introduces, decide on the President's action at the end, and see whether your bill survives the journey.
Where bills die
Only about 4–5% of bills introduced in any Congress become law. The most common graveyards: committee (a chair refusing to schedule a hearing), the Senate filibuster (60-vote cloture threshold), unresolved House–Senate differences, and presidential vetoes. Most bills simply die at the end of the two-year Congress.
Three legislative tracks compared
House vs. Senate at a glance
Landmark bills
How real laws moved through this process
Override math
A presidential veto can be overridden by a 2/3 vote in both chambers.
Cloture math (filibuster)
Ending debate on most Senate legislation requires 3/5 of all senators (currently 60). Some matters can move on a simple majority.
Pocket-veto window
If the President neither signs nor vetoes a bill within 10 days (Sundays excluded), it becomes law — unless Congress adjourns first, in which case the bill dies via "pocket veto."