Must pass bill
A must pass bill is a measure, considered vitally important, that must be passed and enacted by the
bills, they are often amended with policy provisos, or 'riders', unrelated to the principal function of the bill itself.[1] These riders can become law given the president's lack of line-item veto
power.
These measures can also be exploited by the
poison pill as the added legislation was so controversial that it severely limited the possibility of the bill passing.[2]
Another example of a must pass bill is legislation that raises the federal government's borrowing limit, known as the debt ceiling. Without passage, the federal government would no longer be able to borrow money to pay its bills, which experts conclude would have damaging effects on the global economy.[3][4]
References
- ^ "United States Senate Glossary - "must pass" bill". United States Senate. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Government Shutdown Inevitable As Congress Adjourns Amid Border Wall Funding Impasse". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Financial catastrophe looms as Congress works to address the country's debt ceiling". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Debt ceiling hangs over Democrats' legislative home stretch". Roll Call. 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
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