Broader term of 'disabled'

Congress passes bill with protection for disabled
By: Robert Pear
Published: September 17, 2008

In this article it talks about a bill just passed that will protect people with disabilities. This new bill makes a broader definition of the term “disability” than the Americans With Disabilities Act, created in 1990. In the new bill it specifically states, ““The definition of disability in this act shall be construed in favor of broad coverage.”

In this article it states, “The voice vote in the House, following Senate passage by unanimous consent last week, clears the bill for President Bush…The White House said Mr. Bush would sign the bill, just as his father signed the original Americans With Disabilities Act in 1990.” This is an example of one of the necessary steps in order to pass a bill.

"Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law."

In this paragraph from the constitution it states that in order to make a law, the bill must be signed by the president. If the president doesnt sign the bill, it will be sent back and reconsidered by the House of representatives. If 2/3's of the House agrees that it should become a law, then it will become a law.