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The House is one of two chambers that make up Congress. The House is a representational chamber by population, whereas it's counterpart the Senate is fixed at 2
by vorpalhex 4y ago
The House is one of two chambers that make up Congress. The House is a representational chamber by population, whereas it's counterpart the Senate is fixed at 2 members per state.
The House is often where bills originate, and the Senate is the latter half of the process.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> The House is often where bills originate, As is the Senate. (Bills for raising revenue must originate in the House, but otherwise they can and do go in any order.)
- falcor84 4y ago>The House is often where bills originate, and the Senate is the latter half of the process. Yup, seems like the Senate is where bills perish.
- tomschlick 4y agoThe Senate was designed from the beginning to be an obstacle. If you can't get both a majority of people, and a majority of states to agree then it should stay a law at the state level instead of the federal.