The House votes on Trumpcare tonight. If it passes, I had to

[raccoon]

refresh myself on what happens next. I'll be calling my Congresspeople to encourage them to vote against it.

The votes are tallied and, if a majority of the House has voted in favor of the legislation, it passes and is sent to the U.S. Senate. If the bill fails, yet the Speaker feels the bill should become a law, it may be sent back to committee for further research and updates. Otherwise, the bill dies.

Senate Action

If a bill passes in the U.S. House of Representatives, an exact copy is sent to the U.S. Senate. The bill is sent to a Senate committee for review and discussion before proceeding to the Senate floor for a vote. The Senate, like the House, considers each amendment separately before the bill is voted on. Unlike the House, the Senate typically votes by voice.

The Bill Returns to the House

If the bill is passed by the Senate, both the House and Senate bills are returned to the House with a note indicating any changes. If the Senate has made amendments, the House must vote on the bill again as both Chambers of Congress must agree to identical legislation in order for it to become law. If the Speaker of the House decides the Senate amendments require further research, the bill can be sent back to committee before the House votes again.

http://kids.clerk.house.gov/high-school/lesson.html?intID=17

For more detail, see also: http://www.house.gov/content/learn/legislative_process/

[sharp_stick]

1. The only reason

I can imagine these assholes wanting to do this today is that it's the 7th anniversary of Obamacare being passed.

The Congress assholes know the bill will never make it to the Senate and be passed.

If only they put half this effort into actually doing their jobs something may get done. This puke congress is just as useless as the last one.

[Chasstev365]

2. Koch $ will "trump" the President

The bill will fail!

[Va Lefty]

3. Hope your right about the bill failing

but never underestimate the republicans desire to hurt the average American

[dalton99a]

4. They love to inflict pain and suffering on the less fortunate

Their #1 priority is more money for the 1%, which is really what they're doing with this POS bill