who controls the flow of bills in the senate
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∙ 2014-10-16 15:47:40Bills are introduced in the senate by individual Senators.
The bills of revenue don't start in the senate.
The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to the Senate majority leader.
when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate
The senate's duties include reading proposed bills and voting on those bills. The senate then has to forward any passed bills to the House of Representatives.
Storm Thurmond Controls the proceedings of the senate
Bills are introduced in the senate by individual Senators.
In the Senate bills are bought to the floor when the majority of the Senate chooses to bring one. The bills must be voted on.
The bills of revenue don't start in the senate.
The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to the Senate majority leader.
when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate
The senate's duties include reading proposed bills and voting on those bills. The senate then has to forward any passed bills to the House of Representatives.
The vice president does not "run" the senate. However he is the president of the senate and can vote, if the senate vote is tied. In a way the senate majority leader can control the senate in that all bills can only reach the floor to be debated and voted on if he or she says so. Harry Reid, a democrat, now "controls" the senate
the senate majority leader
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
He has the control over the agenda, such as what bills will be considered or not, he controls the staff therefore the flow of information, plus control over the subcommittee system (how many their will be and which bills get referred to which ones).