1. All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
2. Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
3. Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
1. Only the House of Representatives can start a tax bill. The Senate may suggest changes in it. It must approve the bill (by a majority vote).
2. When any bill is approved by both the House and the Senate, it is sent to the President. There are four ways the President can deal with the bill:
If the President likes the bill, he sign it. It becomes law.
If the President does not like the bill, he may veto it and send it back to Congress. (Veto is a Latin word which means "I forbid.") If the members of Congress still like the bill, they can vote on it again. If two thirds of the members of both houses vote for the bill this times, it becomes law without the President's approval. (This is called overriding the veto.) When this happens, everyone's veto must be recorded.
If, while Congress is meeting, the President keeps a bill for 10 days without signing it or vetoing it, the bill becomes law without his approval.
If less than 10 days remain before Congress adjourns, the President may hold the bill without signing it until Congress adjourns. The bill does not become a law. (This is called a pocket veto.)