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Senate: Only 100 senators(two from each state), votes on bills second, has VP give tiebraking vote House: Amount subject to change at all times, depends on pop. of state; Gets to vote on bills first, has odd number.
The differences between House and Senate are so, to maintain the system of checks and balances. One of those differences are the number of those who serve in each. 435 members serve the House, and 100 serve the Senate. Another, is the minimum age requirement to be able to serve in congress. For the Senate, the minimum age is 30, and for the House, it's 25. A third difference, though not the last....Members of the House of Representatives serve only 2 year terms, while the Senate term is 6.
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MaxineThe characteristics that are shared between the House and the Senate are that they are both legislative branches that make up the U.S. Congress. Also, the House and Senate share equally in the legislative process. No legislation can be enacted without the agreement of both the House and the Senate.
The House and Senate both have different requirements for being members. The House requires its members to be at least 25 years old and US citizens for at least seven years. The Senate requires its members to be at least 30 years old and a US citizen for at least 9 years. There are also fewer Senators than there are members of the House (100 members of the Senate vs. 435 in the House).
Their terms are also different. Members of the House serve for two years and Senators serve for six years.
The way they're elected also differs. Members of the House are elected directly by voters in their district. Senators are elected by the people in their state.
The House is responsible for initiating the impeachment policy and voting for the President in the Electoral College cannot make a decision. The Senate approves treaties and is responsible for holding trials for impeached public officials.
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Differences in House and Senate bills are resolved by?
Conference committee
What committees are temporary house and senate committees formed to study key issues?
Conference Committees
What is the purpose of a conference committee of both houses?
They are formed to settle differences between House and Senate versions of the same bill.If changes were made by the Senate, the differences between its version of the bill and the House version of the bill have to be resolved. The House may vote to accept the bill as amended by the Senate if the changes were minor. If the two versions differ greatly however, the bill will most likely go to a conference committee made up of members from both the House and the Senate. This committee works out a version of the bill that will be acceptable to both houses of Congress. The revised version goes back to both the House and the Senate for approval.So basically, the purpose of a conference committee is so that a bill can be revised (or edited) to both the House and the Senates liking.
Who is on the house and senate conference committee?
There is no standing conference committee. Before a bll passed by both chanbers can go to the President for signature, the two bills must match. When the differences in the bills need to be compromised and negotiated to match, a conference committee with members of both the House and Senate is formed to work out the differences and come to agreement.
Whats the upper house of congress?
The House of Representatives is the lower house. The Senate is the upper house.
