appropriations bills must begin in the house of representatives.
appropriations bills must begin in the house of representatives.
what types of bills must begin in the house of representatives?
appropriations bills
according to the origination clause of the united states constitution, all bills for raising revenue, generally tax bills, must originate in the house of representatives, similar to the westminster system requirement that all money bills originate in the lower house. traditionally, though, appropriation bills also originate in the house of representatives. house appropriations bills begin with "h.r.", meaning "house of representatives". in reference to revenue bills, the constitution also states that the "senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills." as with revenue bills, the senate and house each drafts and considers its own appropriation bill. the senate then "cuts-and-pastes," substituting the language of its version of a particular appropriation bill for the language of the house bill, then agrees to the bill as amended.
appropriation bill
article 4, section 36 of the mississippi constitution specifies that the state legislature must meet for 125 days every four years and 90 days in other years. the mississippi house of representatives has the authority to determine rules of its own proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and expel a member with a two-thirds vote of its membership. bills must undergo three readings in each house, unless two-thirds of the house dispenses with the rules. they cannot be amended to a new purpose. amendments to bills must be approved by both houses.
mississippi house of representatives