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What must happen to have a bill sent to the president?
Most bills start in committees. A bill that passes committee is then voted on in the full house or senate. A bill must pass the house and the senate, and then it goes to the president.
What is wrong with this scenario?
A bill to raise individual taxes is introduced into senate. The bill is given a number and assigned to the senate budget committee for consideration.The bill is recommended for passage and is debated by the full senate. The senate votes unanimously to pass the bill with no amendments, and bill is sent to the house of representatives.
If the House of Representatives and Senate cannot agree on a bill it is sent to what type of committee?
Both the House and the Senate must pass a bill before it goes to the President. If both houses of Congress pass a similar bill yet cannot agree on the particulars the bill will go to a joint reconciliation committee for final changes which will then become law.
Which chamber of congress impeaches?
The House of Representatives has the power to pass a bill of impeachment which causes the Senate to hold a trial based on the charges in the bill.
For congress to override a presidential veto of a bill each house must pass the bill by?
Two thirds of the House and two thirds of the Senate. :) Two thirds of the House and two thirds of the Senate. :)
Can the house ignore the senate and pass a bill to it own?
No. Both houses need to pass it.
Can the house ignore the senate and pass the bill its own?
no, because the house has representatives based on population, and the senate has an equal number of representatives.
What generally happens when the senate and the House of Representatives pass different versions of the same bill?
When the senate and the house of representatives pass a bill that has different version the conference committee writes a compromise bill. This then has to be passed by the two chambers.
Which of the house can pass bill that deals with revenue?
Only the House of Representatives can INITIATE a bill dealing with revenues, but BOTH the House and the Senate must pass the SAME bill before it can go to the President.
What must happen in the House of Commons before a bill can pass to the senate?
things
What houses have to pass a bill?
The Senate and the House of Representatives, together called the Congress.
What must happen to have a bill sent to the president?
Most bills start in committees. A bill that passes committee is then voted on in the full house or senate. A bill must pass the house and the senate, and then it goes to the president.
What happen to a bill if both houses pass the same version of the bill?
Many times, the House and Senate pass slightly different versions of a bill. If this happens both the House and the Senate appoint conferees to work out a compromise. This committee is called a conference committee.
What percent of congress people have to vote for a bill to pass in either the house or the senate?
51
What house of congress does a bill pass through?
It must go through both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What must occur before the full senate can act upon a bill?
The house committee must pass it to the Senate committee
Did HR 3915 which passes in the House in 2007 pass in the Senate and was it signed into law?
From the resources I can locate - this bill is still in Senate committee.
