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These two bills cannot be referred to a joint sitting: 1. Money Bill. Under the Constitution of India, money bills require the approval of the Lok Sabha only. The Rajya Sabha can make recommendations to the Lok Sabha, which it is not required to accept. Even if the Rajya Sabha does not pass a money bill within 14 days, it is deemed to have been ...
The bill is passed by a simple majority of a joint sitting. Since the lower house ( Lok Sabha ) has more than twice the members of the upper house ( Rajya Sabha ), [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a group commanding a majority in the lower house of the Government of India can often pass such a bill even if it was previously rejected by the upper house.
Following the Senate's further rejection of the bills used as justification for the double dissolution election, an historic joint sitting of the Commonwealth Parliament was convened in August 1974, at which all 6 of the rejected bills which had been cited for the double dissolution were passed. The joint sitting had also passed another Act ...
A joint sitting can be convened by the president of India when one house has either rejected a bill passed by the other house, has not taken any action on a bill transmitted to it by the other house for six months, or has disagreed with the amendments proposed by the Lok Sabha on a bill passed by it.
If this still fails to resolve the deadlock, the bill may be considered by a joint sitting, convened as a single legislative body. If passed by the joint sitting, the bill will be treated for all purposes as if it had been separately passed by the two Houses. The only time such a joint sitting has occurred was on 6–7 August 1974.
Typically, the bill is renewed every five years, but the most recent version was passed in 2018 and the extension lapsed at the end of September. The continuing resolution extends it for a year ...
If a bill is passed by an absolute majority of the total membership of the joint sitting, it is treated as though it had been passed separately by both houses, and is presented for royal assent. The only time this procedure was invoked was in the 1974 joint sitting .
Taxpayers claiming the child tax credit could get a bigger tax refund if the bill passes. But before getting a refund, many must decide whether file an uncertain return or wait for more guidance ...