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When a Bill is passed by House and sent to the Senate how long does it sit there before they bring it up to vote on it?
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When the House of Representatives passes a bill and sends it to the Senate, it then waits until the Senate decides to consider it, which can be anything from immediately to never.
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How can Harry Reid refuse to bring a bill passed by the House to the Senate floor?
The Constitution doesn't give the House of Representatives any power to control what the Senate does. So if the senators don't want to discuss a House bill they don't have to. The Constitution does give the Senate the power to set its own procedure, and if the Senate has chosen to do outrageous things like allow invisible filibusters then the only things you can do about it are to vote for a Senate candidate who is against dodgy Senate procedure or to campaign for a Constitutional Amendment to impose sensible procedures on the Senate.
Can force a committee to bring a bill to the floor of the house or the senate?
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Has SOPA been passed?
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Which house of congress acts as the jury and tries the cases?
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What is meant by the Senate's sole power to try impeachments?
The House of Representatives has the constitutional authority to bring charges (impeachment) on the President. However the Senate is the group that can put the president on trial for the charges brought by the house.
Who Can force a committee to bring a bill to the floor of the House or Senate?
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Does The House holds exclusive power to bring impeachment charges?
Yes, the House does hold exclusive power to bring about impeachment charges. The Senate in turn has the power to act as the court in these matters.
Is it true that the House of Representatives holds exclusive power to bring impeachment charges?
Impeachment PowersIt is true that the power to bring impeachment charges lies with the House of Representatives.
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Wilson ordered the democrats to vote " nay" for a version of the treaty requiring a joint resolution from the House and the senate to join the League of Nations. :)
Who judges impeachment cases?
The Senate decides the case. But by the time the Senate even gets the case, the impeachment has already happened. The impeachment by the House is a little like an indictment in civil law. When the House impeaches someone, they decide that there is enough evidence to bring the case to the Senate for a decision.
The impeachment actions the house accuses the official of wrongdoing the official is tried by the senate?
The House of Representatives "accuses" an official of wrongdoing by bringing articles of impeachment against him (or her). If a simple majority of the House votes for impeachment (to bring charges against), then the official would go on trial in the Senate.Article I of the Constitution gives the House of Representatives the sole power of impeachment.
