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The largest committee of the House is the Committee of the Whole, which, as its name suggests, consists of all members of the House. The Committee meets in the House chamber; it may consider and amend bills, but may not grant them final passage. Generally, the debate procedures of the Committee of the Whole are more flexible than those of the House itself. One advantage of the Committee of the Whole is its ability to include otherwise non-voting members of Congress.
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If the President vetoes a bill, the House and Senate can over-ride his veto with a two-thirds vote in favor, and then the bill becomes a law. Another form of proposal for a law is a joint resolution, which is often used for appropriations and to amend the Constitution. Other proposals are called resolutions and concurrent resolutions, which aren't designed to become laws, but rather to make decisions about how Congress manages its work process. After a bill is first introduced to Congress, it is considered in committees, where it may be changed, held indefinitely, or scrapped altogether. About 96% of bills never make it to becoming laws.
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Washington, DC - Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services made the following statement today regarding the introduction of H.R. 5579, the Emergency Loan Modification Act of 2008, by senior members of the Financial Services Committee, Reps. Michael N. Castle and Paul E. Kanjorski. Read full story.
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The approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives is required for any bill, including a revenue bill, to become law. Both Houses must pass the exact same version of the bill; if there are differences, they may be resolved by a conference committee, which includes members of both bodies. For the stages through which bills pass in the Senate, see Act of Congress.
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On March 15, 2007, the House passed H.R. 1362, the “Accountability in Contracting Act," by a vote of 347-73. The legislation, reported by the Oversight and Armed Services Committees, changes federal acquisition law to require agencies to limit the use of abuse-prone contracts, to increase transparency and accountability in federal contracting, and to protect the integrity of the acquisition workforce.
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