Question

When the House and the Senate pass two different versions of a bill, a ________ reconciles them into a single version to be presented to the president for his signature (or veto).

Answer 1

Conference Committee

Step-by-step explanation:

When the House and the Senate pass different versions of a bill, a Conference Committee can be convened. The Conference Committee is a temporary panel in which representatives of both chambers work together to reach a compromise and reconcile their differences over a bill into a single version.

If a compromise is reached, the "managers" (the conferees) prepare a conference report and then they send it to each chamber. Once the conference report is approved by the chambers, the bill is sent to the President for signature so that it can become a law.