[freespirited]

Does the bill have to be voted on again in the House after the conference stage?

Yes it does. But it doesn't have to go through the standard committee process again. From the conference committee the bill would go straight to the house and senate floors.

If not, the anti-abortion language can be dropped at the conference stage and the bill be sent to Obama.

No can do.

[Verginius Rufus]

Thanks for the information. Is the final vote in the Senate subject to filibuster (meaning the ‘Rats need 60 votes unless they try “reconciliation”)?