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Politics A-Level United States (DONE)

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Why can there be Legislative Differences between the House and the Senate?

Author: eric_galvao



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1. House: Amendments to Legislation must be Relevant to the Proposed Act. While in the Senate, Amendments can be like the House, or be completely Unrelated to the Bill. (when dealing with the Zika Crisis, several Republican Senators wanted to limit Abortion within the bill) 2 House: The process on which bills are Debated and When, and the rules, are done via the House Rules Committee. The Committee is dominated by the Majority Party. Senate: No Committee present here to the Agenda of the Senate is done by the Whole Chamber. 3. House: No Scope for a Filibuster with a vote always scheduled, thanks to the House Rules Committee. Only the Speaker can Filibuster. In the Senate: Senators can Filibuster, and prevent the Bill from being Voted on. 60 Votes are needed to end the Filibuster, which can mean 60 Votes needed for Legislation to be passed. 4. House: Unanimous Consent can be used, but only for non-controversial issues, usually. Representative Massie used this to delay the $2 Trillion Covid COVID-19 bill in March 2020. Senate: Much more Unanimous Consent. Used to see what Bills are debated when and the rules attached. Majority and Minority Leaders will work together to reach an Agreement. Sometimes, Unanimous Consent used to pass a Bill like the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act 2016


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