Really? One chamber of Congress passed the other's version without a single change?
Let's look further:
ALL ACTIONS:
10/3/2011:Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
10/5/2011:Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
10/5/2011:Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 5.
10/6/2011 10:20am:Reported by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 112-239.
10/6/2011 10:20am
laced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.
10/6/2011 3:02pm:Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 425 Reported to House. The bills shall be considered as read and debatable for the time specfied in the report. Pursuant to section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 3079 and H.R. 3080 to final passage without intervening motion. The resolution provides one motion to recommit for H.R. 3078. The resolution makes in order a motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832. The Senate amendment shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on the motion to concur.
10/11/2011 6:59pm:Rule H. Res. 425 passed House.
10/11/2011 9:42pm: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 425. (consideration: CR H6758-6771)
10/11/2011 9:42pm:The bills shall be considered as read and debatable for the time specfied in the report. Pursuant to section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 3079 and H.R. 3080 to final passage without intervening motion. The resolution provides one motion to recommit for H.R. 3078. The resolution makes in order a motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832. The Senate amendment shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on the motion to concur.
10/11/2011 9:42pm: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 3080.
10/11/2011 10:20pm
ursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further proceedings on H.R. 3080 were postponed.
10/12/2011:Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6399-6404, S6405-6407, S6412-6417, S6418-6446, S6447-6452)
10/12/2011 3:17pm: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6812-6832)
10/12/2011 3:17pm: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 425, the House proceeded with further debate on H.R. 3080.
10/12/2011 4:40pm:The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6832)
10/12/2011 4:41pm
OSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3080, the Chair put the question on passage, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Levin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until a time to be announced.
10/12/2011 6:09pm:Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6839-6840)
10/12/2011 6:16pm:On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 151 (Roll no. 783). (text: CR 10/11/2011 H6758-6767)
10/12/2011 6:16pm:Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
10/12/2011:Received in the Senate, read twice.
10/12/2011
assed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 15. Record Vote Number: 161.
10/13/2011:Message on Senate action sent to the House. 10/13/2011
resented to President.
10/21/2011:Signed by President.
10/21/2011:Became Public Law No: 112-41.
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And free trade acts are the one possible exception, since they are negotiated like treaties and can't simply be changed. It's hardly routine.
The idea that one chamber routinely passes, without any changes, major legislation from the other chamber is obviously ridiculous.