October 10, 2026 · 9 min
When a bill passes and still is not law
The steps after the last vote: the clean copy, the signature and the gap between “passed” and “in force”.
The Committee Notebook
A short letter every Thursday: where the bills I follow are, what changed and what is coming up.
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Reading a bill: the long title, the clauses, the schedules
The parts of a bill and what each one is for, with an invented bill laid out on a page.