#Im just a bill up on capital hill series#

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Meanwhile, the bill pulls himself back up, promises to shut down Congress and go to Court… and is quickly kicked back down the steps again by Obama. 'Woah! Okay, go big or go home, huh?' says the bill. Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage. But I know Ill be a law someday, at least I hope and pray that I will, but today I am still just a bill. Its a long, long wait while Im sitting in committee. The most popular, I’m Just a Bill Sitting on Capitol Hill, came out in 1976. Summit activities focused on promoting legislation to reduce barriers to PA practice. The first season started with the theme Multiplication Rock and included several videos on math.

#Im just a bill up on capital hill series#

Executive Order is a little shocked to discover that the president has the authority to unilaterally legalize four million immigrants. Well its a long, long journey to the capitol city. The video was part of School House Rock’s series of three-to-five-minute videos to educate kids between Saturday morning cartoons. The eager, musically-inclined piece of legislation meets President Obama, who promptly kicks him down the steps of the Capitol and introduces a new friend: Mr.

Remember that anthem? If you do, you may want to check out Saturday Night Live's updated version, which debuted this weekend. The thing is, the infrastructure bill, the reconciliation plan, debt limit and. But I know I'll be a law someday, at least I hope and pray that I will, but today I am still just a bill.' 'Im Just a Bill' (and its catchy lyrics) made it all seem so simple for bills to pass Congress and become law. īoy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law.'I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill, and I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill. 'And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill,' the song continues, showing the seemingly exhausted animated paper roll sitting on the steps as. If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old. How can Congress override a veto With a 2/3 vote in both houses. Im just a bill Yes Im only a bill And I got as far as Capitol Hill Well, now Im stuck in committee And Ill sit here and wait While a few key congressmen discuss and debate Whether they should let me be a law How I hope and pray that they will But today I am still just a bill Listen. What happens when a bill receives majority vote in both houses It goes to the President, if he signs it is becomes a law, if he vetoes it it doesnt. And Ill remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. Oh, but it looks like I'm going to live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.īill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.īoy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?īill: Yes, that's called a veto. Who decides when the whole Senate will consider the vote The majority leader of the Senate.

I hope they decide to report on me favorably, otherwise I may die.īill: Yeah, die in committee. While a few key Congressmen discuss and debateīoy: Listen to those congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?īill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones.

And I became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, 'You're right, there ought to be a law.' Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress.

When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. Others say he very much resembles the School of Rock cartoon, Bill, from the famed sketch, 'Im Just a Bill,' where the rolled-up paper character is also lying down on the Capitol steps. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?īoy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courageīill: Well I got this far. The song was voted as second best on the 30th anniversary edition. It was sung by Jack Sheldon as the Bill with one of Sheldon's sons as the boy learning the process. It was written by Dave Frishberg and it first aired on March 27, 1976. It teaches about legislature, the steps on how a bill becomes a law. Boy: Woof! You sure got to climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. 'I'm Just a Bill' is a song from America Rock.