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  2. Procedures of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The house may debate and amend the bill; the precise procedures used by the House of Representatives and the Senate differ. A final vote on the bill follows. Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other, which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill. [6]

  3. Reconciliation (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    [d] Following the loss of the Democratic super-majority in the Senate, House Democrats agreed to pass the Senate bill, while Senate Democrats agreed to use the reconciliation process to pass a second bill that would make various adjustments to the first bill. [32] The original Senate bill was passed by the House and signed into law by President ...

  4. Bill (United States Congress) - Wikipedia

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    In the Senate, the bill is placed on the desk of the presiding officer. [6] The bill must bear the signature of the member introducing it to verify that the member actually intended to introduce the bill. The member is then called the sponsor of that bill. That member may add the names of other members onto the bill who also support it.

  5. Senate approves bill to expand Social Security to millions of ...

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    "The Senate finally corrects a 50-year mistake," proclaimed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, after senators approved the legislation at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.

  6. The Senate Confirmation Process, Explained - AOL

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    Indeed, in most cases—for instance, assistant secretaries, general counsels, and other lower-profile positions—if a candidate succeeds in the committee process, approval by the full Senate is ...

  7. Social Security Fairness Act clears Senate procedural hurdle ...

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    The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...

  8. List of bills in the 117th United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers. Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill.

  9. Presentment Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Presentment Clause, which is contained in Article I, Section 7, Clauses 2 and 3, provides: . Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who ...