What happens if the House and Senate versions of a bill are different? The differences immediately cause the bill to die and it
doesn’t go any farther. The House and Senate try to work out differences in a conference committee. Each version is voted on in a joint session with all members of the House and Senate. The Senate can pass its version by majority vote, and the bill then goes to the president.
Many times the house and senate pass slightly different versions of a bill. If this happens both the House and the Senate appoint conferees to work out a compromise. If both the House and the Senate pass the bill from the conference committee, then the bill is sent to the president.
<span>There are two main types of voting systems that can lead to different party systems. These are “first past the post” or “winner take all” systems on the one hand and proportional representation systems on the other. Each of these will tend to lead to a different type of party system.</span>
