House Calendar
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The House Calendar is a calendar
in the United States House of Representatives
that schedules major bills
which don't involve money. The calendar can also be defined as a list of all bills
reported from committee and eligible for floor action, except bills
pertaining to taxation and spending.
Calendar
A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a calendar are usually, though not...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
that schedules major bills
Bill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
which don't involve money. The calendar can also be defined as a list of all bills
Bills
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reported from committee and eligible for floor action, except bills
Bills
The Bills were a youth subculture that thrived in Léopoldville in the late 1950s, basing much of their image and outlook on the cowboys of American Western movies...
pertaining to taxation and spending.
See also
- Calendar Wednesday
- Corrections Calendar
- Morning Hour
- Private Calendar
- Resolution (law)Resolution (law)A resolution is a written motion adopted by a deliberative body. The substance of the resolution can be anything that can normally be proposed as a motion. For long or important motions, though, it is often better to have them written out so that discussion is easier or so that it can be...
- Union CalendarUnion CalendarUnion Calendar is a separate calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules bills involving money issues. It arose from the requirement in Article One of the United States Constitution that all revenue bills originate in the House of Representatives...