Congressional Procedures Experts - What Happens If House Passes Public Option and Senate Doesn't?

[TomCADem]

Can Max Bachus still kill it in committee at that point? Or, does the reconciliation go to the full Senate barring a filibuster?

[grytpype]

1. It goes to the reconciliation conference.

The House and Senate appoint managers to attend the reconciliation conference.

The conference comes out with a reconciled bill.

Then it goes back to the full House and Senate, I think.

It can still be filibustered in the Senate, except:

For matters dealing solely with the budget and finance, the budget reconciliation rules can be used and there is no filibuster.

[Zen Democrat]

2. And keep Baucus's paid ass OFF the reconcilation committee!!!

[grytpype]

3. Hopefully by that time Obama will have given up on "bipartisanship" and will do whatever is needed.

[harun]

4. It will go to conference and Bachus aint going to do shit about killing it.

[tritsofme]

5. It goes to conference. Somebody wins, somebody loses.

I would be interested in knowing if a bill passed through reconciliation is subjected to the "Byrd Rule" before or after conference.