Admin Table of Contents
- 1 When both houses of Congress approve a bill where does it go?
- 2 Which House of Congress creates bills?
- 3 Where does the joint session of Congress meet?
- 4 Can a bill be introduced in both Houses of Congress?
- 5 How do companion bills work in Congress?
- 6 How do the two sides of Congress operate separately?
When both houses of Congress approve a bill where does it go?
If either chamber does not pass the bill then it dies. If the House and Senate pass the same bill then it is sent to the President. If the House and Senate pass different bills they are sent to Conference Committee. Most major legislation goes to a Conference Committee.
Which House of Congress creates bills?
Bills may originate in either the House of Representatives or the Senate with one notable exception. Article I, Section 7, of the Constitution provides that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives but that the Senate may propose, or concur with, amendments.
Where do spending bills originate?
All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Where does the joint session of Congress meet?
Joint sessions and meetings are usually held in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, and are traditionally presided over by the speaker of the House.
Can a bill be introduced in both Houses of Congress?
Bills can be introduced in either house, though as noted above, a bill must eventually pass both houses to become law. The exception to this is that bills for raising revenue must originate in the House, and never in the Senate.
What are the 2 houses of Congress?
The Two Houses of Congress. Congress is divided into two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is sometimes called the upper chamber and the House the lower chamber because the Founders thought that different sorts of people would be elected to these two bodies.
How do companion bills work in Congress?
To maximize chance of success of a bill passing, the House and Senate may have “companion” bills, when a Member of Congress and a Senator introduce matching bills. This doesn’t always work, because the membership of the two bodies varies by party and power, as well as by the internal workings of how each of the bodies works with its members.
How do the two sides of Congress operate separately?
Each of the two sides of Congress operates separately as bills are introduced by individual or multiple members of each of the two bodies. The person or persons introducing the bills are called “sponsors”.