Here's the entire text of Article 1, Section 7 -
U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 7 Article 1 - The Legislative Branch Section 7 - Revenue Bills, Legislative Process, Presidential Veto
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.
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.
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.
If they follow through with this, they will have committed sedition against the Republic. People who call
NEED to point out that not only are those legislators in support of this bail out
BRAIN DEAD but that they're in direct violation of the U.S. Constitution.
The link to my notes on the CRA of 1977 are
HERE.You are operating from a flawed assumption. The Senate is not originating a revenue bill - they are amending an existing bill already passed by the House. To quote the section of the Constitution you listed:
"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."
As I stated above, the vote on Monday was technically to agree to an amendment proposed by the Senate. The original bill has not had a final vote yet. That bill can still be amended, and the original bill originated in the House, and was a revenue bill.
Just to see how screwed up the process is, do you want to know what the title of the original bill is?
"HR 3997: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other purposes"