How does Congress make law?
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The House and the Senate introduce the legislation and refer it to a committee and sub-committe to be discussed and then voted on. If the committes approve, it must be voted on by the House and Senate members. Then, it seek the approval of the president, who can veto or sign the bill.
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Law-makers write bills for Congress. You know our elected officials.
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D.Conference Committee\n\n   1. Members from each house form a conference committee and meet to work out the differences. The committee is usually made up of senior members who are appointed by the presiding officers of the committee that originally dealt with the bill. The representatives from each house work to maintain their version of the bill.\n   2. If the Conference Committee reaches a compromise, it prepares a written conference report, which is submitted to each chamber.\n   3. The conference report must be approved by both the House and the Senate.
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First, a bill is drafted by a representative. It then goes to the legislative house of the rep. and is assigned a committee (different houses have different means of doing this). Then it is probably assigned to a subcommittee that researches it, and sends it off back to the full committee with a recomendation. The committee will then debate, and hear testimony on the bill and it's effects. It could be amended here at any point along the process. Then, it it will be voted on, if it fails, it dies and is redrafted. If the vote ties or passes, it will go to the full floor of the body. The body will then debate and maybe amend it. Then vote on it. If it fails it will go back to the committee. If it passes it will go to the other legislative body (if the govt. is bicameral), WITHOUT THE AMENDMENTS! The other house will vote on amendments etc. If it fails it goes back to the committee, if it passes, it goes to the president/governor/mayor/etc. (see the next paragraph). If it passes with different amendments, or with only some of the amendments, or none at all, it will go to a confrence committee, and the committee will work on it, and so on and so forth.\n\nThe pres/gov/etc can sign it, and it will become a law. Veto it and it will not become a law, (the legislative body can override a veto with a 2/3 vote) and the bill will go back to the legislature with a list of objections to the bill. Or, he can do nothing, and it will be pocket vetoed in 10 days.\n\nIf the bill finally becomes a law, someone can sue the govt. and the courts can overturn it if it finds that the law in unconstitutional.
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Laws from where? The US Congress, your state Congress? Britain? Australia? There are lots of places that pass lots of laws. We need more information.
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It sets the rules and regulations. The bill of Rights, things like that.
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which law? the legislative body makes laws and enacts them. is there a particular one you are wondering about?
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It isn't in place yet.  The Senate passed one version, the House passed a different one.  The Senate will give theirs to the House to see if they can negotiate one bill for all of Congress to vote on.  If they can't, it will not go further.  Meanwhile other people are sponsoring new legislation to see if that is better or more popular.
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Congress is the only branch of government that can actually make laws regarding immigration and naturalization (Article I, Section 8, Subsection 4.\n\nHowever, the Supreme Court can determine that the law they pass is unconstitutional and toss it or determine to grant certain rights to non-citizens.  The Exectuive Branch can recommend rules, or decide not to enforce one if they don't like it.  The states can pass laws granting rights and privledges to illegals or other non-citizens.\n\nBut to the specific question, it is Congress and Congress alone that holds that power under the Constitution.
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LEGISLATIVE (Congress)\nThey make the laws.\n"Nobody is safe as long as Congress in in session" -Will Rogers\n\nEXECUTIVE (President, Police)\nThey enforce the laws \n...whenever they're not too busy breaking them. \n\nJUDICIAL (Courts, Judges)\nThey judge ("Judge ye not") based on the law...\n...bribes...PMS/testosterone poisoning...
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Divorce law is regulated by the individual states. Laws are initiated by the state representatives then are passed on to the state senate before going to the governor for approval. First step is to contact your state rep to initiate the law.\nUS congress has no authority in these matters.
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Congress is the legislature (that is, lawmaking body) of the U.S. Federal Government.  Congress is divided into two chambers, the House of Representatives (lower chamber) and the Senate (upper chamber).  They are roughly equal in power, but there are differences in both the composition and functions of each body.\n\nFirst, the similarities.  All bills must pass both chambers in order to become law.  Both chambers have oversight responsibility over Federal agencies (usually exercised in committees).  Legislation can originate in either chamber, except for spending bills, which must originate in the House.  It just takes a simple majority for a bill to pass each chamber.\n\nFor more information on the legislative process, see:\n\nhttp://www.vote-smart.org/resource_govt101_02.php\n\nNow, the contrasts.  First, the differences in composition.  \n\nThe House has 435 members elected from single member districts all of roughly equal population.  The districts are drawn up by state legislatures after each decennial census determines how many seats each state gets.  All members must stand for election every 2 years.  The Senate has 100 members, exactly 2 from each state, regardless of the state's population.  Senators serve for 6 years, but their terms are staggered so about one third are up for election every two years.  \n\nAs mentioned above, all spending bills must originate in the House.  Also, the House is the chamber which has impeachment powers, which it exercises by a simple majority vote. (An impeachment is akin to an indictment).  Once impeached the official is tried before the Senate, which can remove him or her if 2/3rds of the Senate finds him or her guilty.\n\nBut the Senate has several other functions not shared with the House.  First, all presidential appointments (cabinet secretaries, judges, ambassadors, high ranking military officials, etc, etc) must be approved by (a simple majority in) the Senate.  Treaties must be approved by 2/3rds of the Senate.\n\nThat is it in a nutshell.  For more info, see Article I of the U.S. Constitution, especially sections 1 and 2 [1] and also the other links below will prove very helpful to you. (And be sure to check out the info above on how a bill becomes law)
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First of all, Congress is bicameral legislature, we also have the House of Representives.  They have plenty of duties. Some of the more basic ones are to set up commitites to investigate situations.  They vote on bills, can declare war, and can impeach the president. There's about 20 more duties they have.
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All pieces of legislation (bills) must be signed by the president to be inacted as a law.  If a president vetoes a bill, the Congress can simply override the veto by a two-thirds vote in both the House (290) and Senate (67).  The Congress raises funds through taxation.
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three~\nLegislative, Judicial, and exceutive\nthe legislative has 2 houses- house of reps. and Senate, it also makes the laws\nJudicial- Supreme Court\nExecutive- Pres., Cabinet, and some other people
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Read Article I of the Constitution. Congress is composed of two chambers.\n\nThe House of Representaties, allocated by population in each state (currently totaling 435 members), and the Senate allocated evenly by state (2 per state, thus 100 members).\n\nAny general law must pass both chambers of Congress to be enacted.
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Both the executive and legislative branches can make laws; but its the legislative branch's primary function. The judiciary branch is supposed to apply the law..... but they seem to be creating it these days. :(\n\nEver heard of the Executive Order? The president's legislative ability is limited, but he has it nonetheless.