Yes, the president pro tempore give the final vote on a bill in the Senate.
Yes, a simple majority is enough to pass an ordinary bill. However, especially in the Senate, the minority can filibuster against a bill. meaning they engage in an endless debate, thereby preventing the bill from coming up to a vote. In order to cut off debate and force a vote, a 3/5 vote is required by Senate rules.
Yes, a simple majority is enough to pass an ordinary bill. However, especially in the Senate, the minority can filibuster against a bill. meaning they engage in an endless debate, thereby preventing the bill from coming up to a vote. In order to cut off debate and force a vote, a 3/5 vote is required by Senate rules.
Congressmen vote if it should be a law or not. Majority rules. If the bill has been vetoed, or rejected by the president, 2/3 of the congressmen must vote yes.
Yes, the bill will go to the House of Representatives if it is approved by the committee and has survived a Senate vote.
the senate amends the billsYes they can. actually they are the only house that can amend bills, and reject or approve certain presidential laws...
If a bill is vetoed it can become a law by being sent back to the House of Representatives and the Senate. If 2/3 of both the House of representatives and the Senate vote yes for the bill to become a law, it becomes a law without a signature.
A bill starts off as an idea, which can come from anyone. Then it gets shipped off to Congress where they vote on it. If the Senate and House Of Representatives votes yes to the bill it is sent to the president for him to sign. If the president rejects the bill, or vetos it, the bill can go back to Congress and if two-thirds vote yes to the bill it can become a law without the presidents approval.
Yes,, That is what happened. The vote in the Senate was very close- he avoided conviction by only one vote.
A simple majority which would mean 216 of the 435 votes in Congress is needed to pass a bill of impeachment and force the Senate to hold a trial. (In order to convict, two-thirds of the Senators voting must vote to convict.)
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Yes, both the House of Representatives and the U.S Senate have to agree to a bill before it is sent to the President.