have the same effect as an origination: "the Senate could strike out every word of the bill except the word whereas, or any other introductory word, and might substitute new words of their own." Grayson was not convinced by Madison's argument that "the first part of the clause is sufficiently expressed to exclude all doubts" about where the origination must occur.

In its final form, the Origination Clause was a major selling point for the ratification of the Constitution. James Madison, who supported the final version during and after