Practice question
A private bill originates in the House and is transmitted to the Senate. An objector claims the Senate cannot propose amendments because Section 24 uses the word exclusively. Which response follows the text?
- The Senate may propose or concur with amendments despite the exclusive House-origination requirement
- The Senate must always approve without reading
- The bill needs no Senate participation
- Exclusive origination makes the House a unicameral Congress
- The Senate may act only through the Supreme Court
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 24.
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