[RitaOK]

The key word seems to be “propose”. The House can propose until the cows come home, but without senate consent, there is no purse to swing. What a deal, huh?

[oldbrowser]

The key word seems to be “propose”. The House can propose until the cows come home, but without senate consent, there is no purse to swing

And that is the Senate's part of the separation of powers which would allow them to stop a runaway house and president. The president has the veto power and the pocket veto to try and control a runaway house and senate.