How can a spending bill originate in the Senate...?
“How can a spending bill originate in the Senate...?”
How can a single Federal judge give orders to the President, the military, the Congress, and etc?
The Constitution is no longer in effect. That’s how.
Is it a bill for raising revenue?
Very easily:
Let's say HB1234 "The Waste Taxpayer Money Act" has passed the House and is awaiting action in the Senate.
The Senate can take HB1234 - amend it by gutting it completely and renaming it - pass it, and send it back to the House for consideration and a vote.
This happens pretty often - is legal - and gets around the "All spending bills must originate in the House" issue.
This happens at the state level also.
This is done all the time. It’s a back and forth thing. Both have to agree in the end. It’s just about getting a number assigned.
Strip all the language out of a House Bill, and pass the “new” Bill.
Just look at Obamacare.
The spending bill starts in the House and then moves over to the Senate after a House vote. Schumer apparently has worked out the framework of a deal for the Senate to approve what the House has or will have already voted on.