There are two ways to answer this
question.
Technically and officially, only members of
Congress can actually introduce new laws. Any member of either house of Congress can
propose a new law. Only members of the House of Representatives can introduce laws
having to do with "raising revenue."
If you are asking this
question more broadly, new laws are often proposed by the President or by interest
groups as well as by members of Congress. Presidents and interest groups have agendas
that they want to move forward, and a major way to do this is by proposing legislation.
Of course, they still have to get a member of Congress to actually introduce the
bill.
Overall, then, the actual origin of many bills is
with presidents and interest groups. However, only members of Congress may actually
introduce the bills.
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