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The House of Representatives passed the original version on June 18, 2009 by a vote of 259–157. The Senate passed an amended bill on November 5, 2009 by a vote of 71–28. The House agreed to the amendments, with amendments, on December 16, 2009 by a vote of 217–212.
In the United States Congress, a bill is proposed legislation under consideration by either of the two chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives or the Senate. Anyone elected to either body can propose a bill. After both chambers approve a bill, it is sent to the President of the United States for consideration.
The Origination Clause, sometimes called the Revenue Clause, [1] [2] is Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.The clause says that all bills for raising revenue must start in the U.S. House of Representatives, but the U.S. Senate may propose or concur with amendments, as in the case of other bills.
The United States House Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart. [1] The bills passed by the Appropriations Committee regulate expenditures of money by the government of the United States.
The House passed a large defense bill Friday evening that included a provision that would automatically enroll young men between the ages of 18 and 26* for the Selective Service.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together, they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The House bill gives U.S. companies until 2032 to end work with the Chinese firms, news that lifted shares of potentially affected Chinese companies in trading in Hong Kong earlier this week.
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports with support from a few Democrats.