![]() A “sine die” (“without day”) adjournment sets no day for reconvening, so that Congress will not meet again until the first day of the next session. Under the Constitution, adjournment sine die (except when the next session is about to convene) requires the agreement of both chambers, accomplished through adoption of a concurrent resolution, which in current practice also authorizes leaders of either chamber to reconvene its session if circumstances warrant. amendmentĪ proposed change to a pending text (e.g., a bill, resolution, another amendment, or a treaty ). See also Proposed/offered Senate amendment and Submitted Senate amendment. amendment exchangeĪlso referred to as “amendments between the houses” or, colloquially, “ping-pong.” A method for reconciling differences between the two chambers’ versions of a measure by sending the measure back and forth between them until both have agreed to identical language. amendment in the nature of a substituteĪmendment that seeks to replace the entire text of an underlying measure. Literally, “two chambers ” in a legislative body, having two houses (as in the House of Representatives and the Senate comprising the U.S. The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. ![]() Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law. Upon introduction of a bill or resolution in the House or Senate, legislative analysts in the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress write a short summary that objectively describes the measure’s significant provisions. Introduced version summaries are subject to length limitations as a matter of policy. ![]() When a measure receives action (e.g., it is reported from a committee or passed by the House or Senate), the analysts then write an expanded summary, detailing the measure’s effect upon programs and current law. ![]() Bill summaries are written as a result of a congressional action and may not always correspond to a document published by the Government Publishing Office. ![]()
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