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Where does a bill go if each house of congress has passed a different version of the same bill?
A conference committee
In the House the assigns a bill to a committee?
There are three types of House Committees: 1) standing committees elected by members of the House, 2) select committees appointed by the Speaker of the House, and 3) joint committees whose members are chosen according to the statute or resolution that created that committee.
When does the bill go to a conference committee?
When each house of congress passes a different version of a bill and those differences must be resolved.
Where did the first bill start?
A bill can originate in the Senate, and a bill can also originate in the House of Representatives. Wherever it starts, the other house gets a shot at debating the bill as well.
If the House and Senate do not accept each others positions on a bill which of the following is most likely proposed?
Conference Committee
How does a bill become a law in the us?
A bill becomes law after it goes to each house and they each send it to committee. Then, each body votes on it. The last stage is the president gets the bill and can either sign it, veto it, pocket veto it.
How are bills assigned to committee?
The bill has a subject and each committee is centered on a particular topic, so the bill goes to the committee that fits the bill.
A bill that has been passed by each house but in differing versions must sometimes be sent to which attempts to produce a compromise bill acceptable to both chambers?
a conference committee
What step is in the house but not in the senate of making a bill a law?
The step that occurs in the House but not in the Senate is the "Rules Committee" process. After a bill is introduced in the House, it must go through the Rules Committee, which sets the terms for debate and amendments. The Senate does not have a Rules Committee; instead, it generally allows for more open debate and amendments on the floor. This difference influences how bills are managed and debated in each chamber.
How many laws are proposed each year?
There can be over 7000 law proposed each year but only a handful of them will make it pass the initial committee. A bill must pass the committee before it is consider by either the house or the senate.
When a bill comes out of the House and the Senate but is worded differently a committee is composed of members from each chamber to reword the difference in bills?
When a bill passes through both the House and the Senate but has different wording, a conference committee is formed. This committee consists of members from both chambers who work together to reconcile the differences and create a unified version of the bill. Once they agree on the revised text, it is sent back to both the House and Senate for approval before it can be sent to the president for signing into law.
What does the conference committee do with different versions of the same bill?
The conference committee is formed to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill. Members from both chambers negotiate and draft a compromise bill that incorporates elements from each version. Once an agreement is reached, the revised bill is sent back to both the House and Senate for approval. If both chambers pass the compromise bill, it then goes to the President for consideration.
