Drafting Legislation at the U.S. House of Representatives. The Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (HOLC) is the legislative drafting service of the House of Representatives.
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draft legislation meaning, draft legislation definition | English Cobuild dictionary. draft. 1 n-count A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech. I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name..., I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
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HOLC, the main drafters of House legislation, consists of approximately 35 attorneys and a support staff of about 15 individuals, and is headed by the Legislative Counsel of the House who is appointed by the Speaker of the House.
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Smart Editing with XML. The development of an XML authoring environment for drafting legislation has provided the opportunity to create a “smart” editing environment based on the context provided by the underlying XML structure.
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A Draft Bill is published to enable consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny. After consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny has taken place, the Draft Bill may be introduced formally in House of Commons or the House of Lords. Most Draft Bills are examined either by select committees in the House of Commons or in the House of Lords or by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament.
http://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-legislation/draft-bills/
After consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny has taken place, the Draft Bill may be introduced formally in the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Most Draft Bills are examined either by select committees in the House of Commons or in the House of Lords, or by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament.
http://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-legislation/draft-bills/
draft legislation meaning, draft legislation definition | English Cobuild dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. draft. ( drafts plural & 3rd person present) ( drafting present participle) ( drafted past tense & past participle ) 1 n-count A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
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banker's draft ( banker's drafts plural ) A banker's draft is the same as a bank draft. n-count. You pay for the car by banker's draft in the local currency. draft dodger ( draft dodgers plural ) A draft dodger is someone who avoids joining the armed forces when normally they would have to join.
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Legislative Bills. Legislation begins with the submission of a bill to the legislature for consideration. A bill is a draft, or tentative version, of what might become part of the written law. A bill that is enacted is called an act or statute.
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EU law. EU law is divided into 'primary' and 'secondary' legislation. The treaties (primary legislation) are the basis or ground rules for all EU action. Secondary legislation – which includes regulations, directives and decisions – are derived from the principles and objectives set out in the treaties.
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who drafts legislation
Most Draft Bills are examined either by select committees in the House of Commons or in the House of Lords or by a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament.