>> The U.S. Senate has already passed a bill that will make >> the devices a requirement, and the House is expected to >> approve the bill as well.

I'm not very well versed with the political process in the US but why aren't these bill ever discussed (or voted on) before they are passed.

Doesn't the public get to vote on these important issues?

(By the way, I come from a country where I don't get to vote on individual bills. Just thought things were slightly better in America.)