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constitution-article

A hierarchical structure of a measure. This structure contains text to amend the Constitution of the United States.

Element information

Namespace: None

Schema document: committee-report.xsd

Type: Anonymous

Properties: Global, Qualified

Content

  • Sequence [1..1]
    1. enum [1..1]The enumerator associated with a subdivision or level (e.g., 1. for sections, (a) for subsections). Note: When an enumerator appears as two enumerator (e.g., (a)(2)), the structure is produced with two levels where the second level has an attribute of display-inline="yes-display-inline"
    2. section [1..*]A hierarchical structure of a measure. This is usually the top level contained with the legislative body. Levels contained within sections are subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Sections are normally enumerated with a numeric value followed by a period (e.g., 1.). The formatting of a section (structure of legislation) will be according to the rules of the style (such as OLC style or United States Code Style) in effect. The style will control such display issues as the fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style (and the numerical order of the section (structure of legislation) within its containing structure) will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Section”, “Sec.”, or “§” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. In so doing, the style will ensure that a period always follows the abbreviation “Sec”, but not the word “Section”, and that the appropriate punctuation follows the enumerator. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data. Any necessary punctuation and spaces following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a section (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, a generated period will follow the header.

Attributes

NameOccTypeDescriptionNotes
id [1..1]xsd:IDUnique name for the element so that it can be referenced.Provides the name of a particular element, so it can be distinguished from all other elements of the same type, for example, naming one particular section (structure of legislation) so that applications can point to it and distinguish between it and the other perhaps hundreds of other sections (structure of legislation) in the same document. from group unique-id
changed [0..1]AnonymousHas this ENTIRE structural element (such as a Section (structure of legislation), Title (structure of legislation), etc.) been added or deleted?Note: Use the <added-phrase> and <deleted-phrase> elements for changes inside a structure that are less than the full structure.This attribute is used to mark entire structures that should be made typographically distinct because they have been added to or deleted from a measure. In contrast, the added phrase <added-phrase> and deleted phrase <deleted-phrase> elements are used to indicate changes within a structure that are less than the full structure, sometimes as little as a word, a number, or a few letters.A structure (such as a title or a section) that has been marked as changed using this attribute is usually presented in a different typographic style to indicate the change. Material that has been inserted (added) is typically in italics. Material that has been removed (deleted) is typically struck through. from group structure-attributes
committee-id [0..1]xsd:anySimpleTypeThe id of a working subdivision of a chamber, which prepares legislation or conducts investigations from group structure-attributes
reported-display-style [0..1]Anonymousfrom group structure-attributes
indent [0..1]AnonymousMechanism permitting an override of the indentation typically used or a way to specify indentation level for a structure. The values are relative (up1 through up7 and down1 through down7) and absolute (the structure level can be specified such as subsection). from group structure-attributes
commented [0..1]AnonymousDefault value is "no". from group structure-attributes

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