How can the bailout go to the Senate when it didn't pass the house?

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

Some one help me here, I guess I am pretty ignorant. I always thought that when a bill doesn't make it out of the house, it goes back to committee for massaging, and re-vote. How can the bailout go to the Senate if it hasn't passed the house?. Thanks, and sorry for a question that must pretty stupid for those in the know.

[wtmusic]

1. New bill.

They're pulling some shenanigans to start a spending bill in the Senate.

[sandnsea]

2. The Senate can generate bills too

But in this case, since there is spending and possibly taxes in the bill, the Senate will stick it onto some other money bill that has already passed the House, and then send it back.

[Poll_Blind]

3. They swing both ways, AC/DC.

PB

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

4. thanks, that explains it

you have to watch everything these guys do! ;-) ;-)

Thanks again.

[Mind_your_head]

5. What a GREAT question! eom

[JimDandy]

6. Now, if all Americans would start asking great questions

like this, maybe we would end up owning not just the problem, but a good solution to it.