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Finally, a conference committee made of House and Senate members works out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The resulting bill returns to the House and Senate for final approval.

The committee may work out any differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill. The revised bill is sent back to both houses for their final approval.

If the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, the bill has to go through more votes until both houses approve the same version. This process is known as reconciliation.

If the House and Senate pass different versions of the same legislation, it goes to a conference committee to work out the details. Once legislation moves out of conference, it then goes back to the House and Senate for final approval, and then to the President. If neither passes anything, nothing happens.

In order to pass legislation and send it to the President for his or her signature, both the House and the Senate must pass the same bill by majority vote. If the President vetoes a bill, they may override his veto by passing the bill again in each chamber with at least two-thirds of each body voting in favor.

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 Bill Is a Law If a bill has passed in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and has been approved by the President, or if a presidential veto has been overridden, the bill becomes a law and is enforced by the government.

The bill is voted on. If passed, it is then sent to the other chamber unless that chamber already has a similar measure under consideration. If either chamber does not pass the bill then it dies. If the House and Senate pass the same bill then it is sent to the President.