Is it now a law?

By no means. The bill thus passed by one body is then sent to the other body. There it is again considered, and, if that body deems proper, is further altered. It is then returned to the body where it began. If this body disapproves of the alterations made by the other, it sends the bill back, that they may abandon the alterations, but if they will not so abandon them, a committee of conference is appointed; that is, certain members are sent from each body to meet together and attempt to bring the matter into a form that can be agreed upon by both the house and the senate. If they succeed, and the bodies agree, the bill is then engrossed (that is, copied) on parchment and signed by the President, the Secretary of the Senate, and by the Speaker and the Clerk of the House of Representatives.