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Indian Parliament8226;Money bills must be introduced in the Lok Sabha

US Congress8226;Money bills must be introduced in the lower house, the House of Representatives

Indian Parliament8226;Bills are sent to 8220;select committees8221;, which can discuss them; or they are opened for more general discussion outside 8212; the Bill is 8220;circulated8221;

US Congress8226;Bills are sent to committees, which are subject-specific; committees can recommend changes, or can simply ignore the bill, and are thus more powerful

Indian Parliament8226;The bill is then returned to the house, where a vote is taken on it

US Congress8226; If the committee permits, the bill is then subject to a vote in the house

Indian Parliament8226;A vote must be taken, unless a 8220;dilatory motion8221; is passed, for example to re-refer the bill to a committee

US Congress8226;Members can block a vote in any of several ways, including 8212; in the Senate 8212; by 8220;filibuster8221;, by going on speaking for hours till the time for debate has ended

Indian Parliament8226;If the bill is passed by one house, it is referred to the other, which may amend or reject it 8212; unless it8217;s a money bill in the Rajya Sabha

US Congress8226;If the bill is passed by one house, it is referred to the other which may amend or reject it 8212; even if it8217;s a money bill

Indian Parliament8226;The amended or rejected bill is returned to the originating house, which summons a 8220;joint committee8221; from both houses to hammer out the inconsistencies

US Congress8226; The amended or rejected bill is returned to the originating house, which summons a 8220;conference committee8221; from both houses to hammer out the inconsistencies

Indian Parliament8226;If the joint committee doesn8217;t manage to agree, both houses meet together and vote on the bill

US Congress8226;Once a bill has been passed by a conference committee, it goes directly to the floor of both houses for a vote, and is not open to further amendment. If the conference committee cannot pass the bill, it doesn8217;t go further

Indian Parliament8226;A bill passed by parliament is expected to receive presidential assent

US Congress8226;A bill passed by Congress can be vetoed by the president; it then needs a two-thirds majority in each house to 8220;override8221; the veto