What Happens When the House and Senate Pass a Bill

question 24

Multiple Choice

What happens when the House and Senate pass a bill with different language in each version?

• A) The bill will die because further action cannot occur until the two agree.
• B) The bill will go to a House-Senate conference committee.
• C) One chamber will have to accept the language of the other.
• D) The governor will indicate a preference for one chamber's bill.
• E) Both chambers will conduct a ghost vote on the bill.

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