Hear this out loudPauseAll Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. The issue of coverage is sometimes important, as in the case of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, 96 Stat.
Do spending bills originate in the House?
Hear this out loudPauseTraditionally, appropriation bills originate in the House of Representatives. In reference to revenue bills, the Constitution also states that the “Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.” As with revenue bills, the Senate and House each drafts and considers its own appropriation bill.
Is the Senate allowed to originate a tax bill?
Note that there is a separate issue that the Senate regularly ignores the rule against originating a tax bill by replacing an existing bill that modifies taxes in its entirety. The standing ruling is that this is allowable under the constitutional phrase “concur with amendments”.
Do you have to originate a bill in the House of Representatives?
According to the US Constitution all appropriation bills must originate in the House of Representatives. No they don’t. It says: All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Raising revenue means taxes.
Can a Senate Appropriation bill originate in the House?
According to the US Constitution all appropriation bills must originate in the House of Representatives. Yet, I just read a news story that described the Senate as passing a “Senate appropriation bill”. How is this possible? Is the US Congress just ignoring the Constitution to do this?
Can a House of Representatives bill raise revenue?
All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills. Raising revenue means taxes. Appropriations bills are not raising revenue. The term “appropriations” may be the source of confusion here.
