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What happens if the House and Senate versions of a bill are different?
The differences immediately cause the bill to die and it doesn’t go any farther.
The House and Senate try to work out differences in a conference committee.
Each version is voted on in a joint session with all members of the House and Senate.
The Senate can pass its version by majority vote, and the bill then goes to the president.
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The House and Senate try to work out differences in a conference committee.
If the two chambers pass different texts, they usually reconcile them—often by a conference committee that produces a single compromise (a conference report) which both chambers must approve. Alternatively, one chamber can accept the other's version or the chambers can exchange amendments until they agree. Only after both pass identical text does the bill go to the president.
If the two chambers pass different texts, they usually reconcile them—often by a conference committee that produces a single compromise (a conference report) which both chambers must approve. Alternatively, one chamber can accept the other's version or the chambers can exchange amendments until they agree. Only after both pass identical text does the bill go to the president.
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