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If their is no majority in the House of Representatives (aka when there is a tie) the bill dies. There is no official person to break a tie. So basically, if there is a tie in the House, the bill doesn't go any futher (again, it dies.)
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∙ 10y agoNobody. The Senate has a procedure (designated in the US Constitution itself) for breaking tie votes, but the House of Representatives does not. A vote that requires a simple majority requires a majority: at least one more yes vote than no votes. If there are the same number of yes votes and no votes (a tie), then it's not a majority and the measure fails.
The Vice President (of the US) is the President of the Senate, but has no official vote except in case of a tie (in practice, the Senate chooses a President Pro Tempore ... by custom the most senior member of the majority party ... to do most of the actual work of presiding over the senate, with the VPotUS getting involved only on special or ceremonial occasions; the PPT then proceeds to foist the job off on junior senators most of the time so that they can gain experience in the form of parliamentary procedure followed by the US Senate). The Speaker of the House is not required to be anyone in particular (in theory, the House could choose anybody they liked as Speaker, even someone who wasn't actually a member of Congress; in practice, they have never chosen anyone who wasn't currently a member of the House as Speaker) and is allowed to vote normally (provided, of course, that they are a member of the House), though they customarily only do so under special circumstances.
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∙ 6y agoThe President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) is given that authority in the US Constitution. He may choose not to vote which would have the same effect as voting nay.
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Who decides who the president is if there is a tie?
In the event of a tie, the House of Representatives breaks it - but each state has only 1 vote, instead of each House member voting. The Senate breaks the tie for the Vice President. This was put into action by the 12th amendment.
Who chooses the President in the event of tie?
In the event of a tie, the House of Representatives breaks it - but each state has only 1 vote, instead of each House member voting. The Senate breaks the tie for the Vice President. This was put into action by the 12th amendment.
Who elects a president if a tie?
U.S. House of Representatives
What happens if there is a tie in the vote in the House of Representatives on a bill?
It automatically defeats the bill.
Does the vice president serve as House of Representatives?
No, the vice president does not serve as a member of the House of Representatives. The vice president's role is to preside over the Senate and to cast a vote in case of a tie. The House of Representatives is a separate legislative body with its own members.
Can there be a tie in the presidential election?
Yes, and there has been (1800). If there was a tie, the House of Representatives would vote.
Who is president if Obama and Romney tie?
If there had been a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College, the election would have been decided by the U.S. House of Representatives, which is controlled by the Republican Party.
Who has the power to settle disputes in congress?
In the House of Representatives if a vote ends in a tie, the matter fails. However, in the Senate if a tie results, the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
What three parts make up a congress?
The Senate, the House of Representatives, and the vice president, who can only vote in the Senate when there is a tie.
Who breaks the tie?
The president can break the tie because he/she is the boss.
When has no president gotten 270 electoral votes?
if there is a tie, then the house of representatives chooses te president and the senate chooses the vice-president.
What margin is required to choose the president for the house of representatives?
the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes. the people running for president must have a tie in electoral votes.
