Question

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Why is the compromise bill originating in the Senate?

I thought bills originate in the House...

[Clio the Leo]

1. The bill has already passed the House. nt

[Vincardog]

2. Not Obama's version of it

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It Would Almost Be Law Now In That Scenaro

.

[Clio the Leo]

5. What the Senate is voting on is an amended version of the House bill...

Later today, the Senate will hold its first vote on the tax cut deal. Assuming the Senate passes the deal in the next few days, the Senate-passed legislation would then head back to the House. (Technically, the Senate is amending the tax cut bill that the House already passed.) The House would then either pass the exact same bill as the Senate, pass a new version of the bill, or request a conference committee with the Senate to iron out differences. It's not clear where in that process Van Hollen wants to have a vote on the estate tax provision, but's clear that he doesn't expect the outcome of that vote to have a significant impact on either the shape of the deal or its prospects for passage.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/12/13/928413/-Chris-Van-Hollen:-House-Dems-wont-block-tax-cut-deal

Always a handy guide...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJL2Uuv-oQ
(tax bill is currently at the 1:55 mark of the video)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. The Bill With Tax Cuts For The Rich

Or did the Senate add that and send it back?

[Clio the Leo]

6. They are in the process of doing so, yes. nt

[onenote]

7. as a point of clarification, only revenue raising bills have to originate in the House

In any event, the tax compromise is reflected in a Senate amedment to a bill that originated in the House, HR 4853, so its not "originating" in the Senate.

[Supersedeas]

9. thanks for the clarification

[PBS Poll-435]

8. ROFL

;)