Shell Bill Is:

"A shell bill is when they vote to proceed on a completely unrelated bill and then replace it with another. Congressional Quarterly describes it this way: "The Constitution requires that tax and revenue-raising bills — such as a health care overhaul — originate in the House. For that reason, the Senate is expected to take up a House-passed bill, strip the text of the measure and insert the text of the Senate’s health care bill. The text would be added as a substitute amendment…If Reid chooses the executive compensation bill as a vehicle, the move could embolden Republican opposition….An alternative vehicle is a bill the House passed Oct. 8 (HR 3590) that would extend the tax credit for first-time homebuyers by one year for members of the armed forces, Foreign Service employees and intelligence agency personnel who have been posted abroad during 2009.""

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