Question: Stimulus Bill - Once it gets negotiated in conference...

Tigermoose

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Tue Feb-10-09 02:10 PM
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Question: Stimulus Bill - Once it gets negotiated in conference...

Once the Stimulus Bill gets negotiated in conference, does it have to be re-voted on in the House and Senate after the final bill has been negotiated in conference?

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SharonRB

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Tue Feb-10-09 02:19 PM
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1. I believe it does.

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SharonRB

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Tue Feb-10-09 02:21 PM
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2. Here's a good explanation about the entire process of passing a bill

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_most_bills_go_to_committee_for_study_before_they_become_laws

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Tigermoose

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Tue Feb-10-09 02:29 PM
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3. Thanks!

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backscatter712

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Tue Feb-10-09 02:35 PM
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4. What sucks is that there's another chance to filibuster.

Yep, if I remember the rules correctly, the Senate gets to debate the final form of the bill that comes out of the conference committee, and that the Repubs can attempt a filibuster there - if we don't get 60 votes, the bill dies.

That means ice queen Snowe and ice queen Collins will be playing hardball and pushing to keep out Head Start money, keep out infrastructure money, keep out anything that is actually usefully stimulative. They hate kids. They hate the poor, and they'll work to sabotage this bill. America's failure is their gain.

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LeeM

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Tue Feb-10-09 03:04 PM
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5. Vote by Congress as a whole?

The Wiki article is not clear in whether the entirety of Congress (538 members) votes as a whole, or each chamber has a vote (99 senators, 438 representatives) and the each chamber must pass. And on the same subject, is it 50% +1 or some other majority ratio?

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SharonRB

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Tue Feb-10-09 03:05 PM
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6. They always vote by chamber, never as a total body

It has to pass both chambers.

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