What is Federal Council (Austria)?
The '''Federal Council''' ({{lang-de|Bundesrat}}, {{IPA-de|ˈbʊndəsʁaːt|pron}}) is the upper house of the [[Austrian Parliament]], representing the nine [[States of Austria]] on federal level. It is part of a [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] legislature alongside of the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]]. It can be compared with an [[upper house]] or a [[senate]]. It is less powerful than the National Council. The ''Bundesrat'' has its seat at the [[Austrian Parliament Building]] in [[Vienna]]. The Parliament Building is where the Federal Council meets in the [[Hofburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/GEBF/SAN/index.shtml|title=Renovation of the Austrian Parliament|website=www.parlament.gv.at|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Government of Austria]] [[Category:National upper houses|Austria]] {{Multistub|politics|europe}}