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The Senate has the power to initiate tax bills
No all bills of revenue must originate in the house of representatives
The Senate has the power to start tax bills.
A simple majority ( 51 votes if all vote) will pass any bill in the Senate. (Please note that all tax bills must originate in the House.)
The Committee of Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee cannot serve on any other House Committees, though they can apply for a waiver from their party's congressional leadership. The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including:Social SecurityUnemployment benefitsMedicareEnforcement of child support lawsTemporary Assistance for Needy Families, a federal welfare programFoster care and adoption programsThe U.S. Constitution requires that all bills regarding taxation must originate in the House of Representatives. Since House procedure is that all bills regarding taxation must go through this committee, the committee is very influential, as is its Senate counterpart, the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
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All revenue, tax, and "money bills" originate in the House of Representatives
The Senate cannot introduce bills for raising revenue. Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution states that All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other bills
All laws dealing with taxes must originate in the House of Representatives. This is provided for in the U.S. Constitution due to the United States being a democracy. For this reason the people of the Union have the ability to vote on such matters concerning taxes.
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