Senator Bond's legislative priorities, which include a clean environment, restoring inner cities, and improving the health of women and children are reflected in the legislation he has sponsored and co-sponsored.

Legislation that a Senator has sponsored or co-sponsored does not automatically become a law. In order to become a law, the legislation must move through the legislative process, which has many steps:

• Only members of Congress can introduce legislation. The member who introduces the legislation is the sponsor. There are four basic types of legislation: bills, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and simple resolutions. When most people think of legislation, they are thinking of a bill, this is the most common type of legislation.
• Once a bill is introduced it is referred to a committee, the committee studies the bill and makes any amendments deemed necessary.
• If a bill is voted out of committee it is then debated on the floor of the Senate (or House).
• If both chambers pass a bill in identical form it is sent to the President. If the President signs the bill it becomes law.

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View Kit Bond's Sponsored Legislation from the 109th Congress

View Kit Bond's Co-Sponsored Legislation from the 109th Congress