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Version
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Version
Abbreviation
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Definition
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Chambers
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Agreed to House
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ath
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An alternate name for this version is Agreed to by House. This version is a simple or concurrent resolution as agreed to in the House of Representatives.
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House
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Agreed to Senate
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ats
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An alternate name for this version is Agreed to by Senate. This version is a simple or concurrent resolution as agreed to in the Senate.
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Senate
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Considered and Passed House
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cph
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An alternate name for this version is Considered and Passed by House. This version is a bill or joint resolution as considered and passed.
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House
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Considered and Passed Senate
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cps
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An alternate name for this version is Considered and Passed by Senate. This version is a bill or joint resolution as considered and passed.
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Senate
House
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Engrossed in House
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eh
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An alternate name for this version is Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by House. This version is the official copy of the bill or joint resolution as passed, including the text as amended by floor action, and certified by the Clerk of the House before it is sent to the Senate.
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House
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Enrolled Bill
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enr
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An alternate name for this version is Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate. This version is the final official copy of the bill or joint resolution which both the House and the Senate have passed in identical form. After it is certified by the chief officer of the house in which it originated (the Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate), then signed by the House Speaker and the Senate President ProTempore, the measure is sent to the President for signature.
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Joint
Senate
House
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Engrossed in Senate
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es
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An alternate name for this version is Engrossed as Agreed to or Passed by Senate. This version is the official copy of the bill or joint resolution as passed, including the text as amended by floor action, and certified by the Secretary of the Senate before it is sent to the House.
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Senate
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Failed Passage House
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fph
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Bill or resolution that failed to pass the House.
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House
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Failed Passage Senate
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fps
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Bill or resolution that failed to pass the Senate.
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Senate
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Introduced in House
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ih
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This version is a bill or resolution as formally presented by a member of Congress to a clerk when the House is in session.
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House
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Introduced in Senate
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is
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This version is a bill or resolution as formally presented by a member of Congress to a clerk when the Senate is in session.
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Senate
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Placed on Calendar House
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pch
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This version is a bill or resolution as placed on one of the five House calendars. It is eligible for floor consideration, but a place on a calendar does not guarantee consideration.
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House
Senate
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Placed on Calendar Senate
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pcs
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This version is a bill or resolution as placed on one of the two Senate calendars. It is eligible for floor consideration, but a place on a calendar does not guarantee consideration.
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Senate
House
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Received in House
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rdh
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An alternate name for this bill version is Received in House from Senate. This version is a bill or resolution as passed or agreed to in the Senate which has been sent to and received in the House.
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House
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Received in Senate
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rds
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An alternate name for this bill version is Received in Senate from House. This version is a bill or resolution as it was passed or agreed to in the House which has been sent to and received in the Senate.
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Senate
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Referred in House
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rfh
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An alternate name for this bill version is Referred to House Committee after being Received from Senate. This version is a bill or resolution as passed or agreed to in the Senate which has been sent to, received in the House, and referred to House committee or committees.
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Senate
House
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Referred in Senate
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rfs
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An alternate name for this bill version is Referred to Senate Committee after being Received from House. This version is a bill or resolution as passed or agreed to in the House which has been sent to, received in the Senate, and referred to Senate committee or committees.
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House
Senate
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Reported in House
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rh
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This version is a bill or resolution as reported by the committee or one of the committees to which it was referred, including changes, if any, made in committee. The bill or resolution is usually accompanied by a committee report which describes the measure, the committee's views on it, its costs, and the changes it proposes to make in existing law. The bill or resolution is then available for floor consideration. This version occurs to both House and Senate bills.
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House
Senate
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Reported in Senate
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rs
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This version is a bill or resolution as reported by the committee or one of the committees to which it was referred, including changes, if any, made in committee. The bill or resolution is usually accompanied by a committee report which describes the measure, the committee's views on it, its costs, and the changes it proposes to make in existing law. The bill or resolution is then available for floor consideration.
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Senate
House
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Referred to Committee House
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rth
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Bill or resolution as referred or re-referred to a House committee or committees.
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House
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Referred to Committee Senate
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rts
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Bill or resolution as referred or re-referred to a Senate committee or committees.
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Senate
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