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CLEP US Government

Category - Gov. Institutions

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What happens to a bill after the Conference Committee?
  1. It must be passed again by either the House or the Senate.
  2. It must be passed again by both the House and the Senate.
  3. It goes to the President for his signature or veto.
  4. It returns to the original committees for more discussion.
  5. It’s dead. No bills ever come out of the Conference Committee.
Explanation
Answer: B - In order for a bill to become a law, it must be passed with the exact same wording in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The purpose of the Conference Committee is to create a unified bill with the exact same wording, which then must be voted on by both chambers. In the past few years, there have been at least two instances where the House of Representatives cheated on this matter by not having a full House vote after a bill went through Conference Committee: the 2001 tax cuts and the 2010 healthcare reform bill.
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