quoted-block
Textual matter used to amend current law. Quoted block is so named because it is printed or displayed with quotation marks in front of each structural and non-structural level. (These quotation marks are generated for print or display; they are not part of the data.) The name “quoted block” is not meant to imply that the words within this element exist somewhere else and are being quoted. Rather, they signify text to be used to amend current law.
In print or display, quoted material usually takes on the style (margins, enumeration style, typographic style, etc.) of the document which is being amended. Thus, a bill in OLC style that is intended to modify United States Code, would put text that was to be inserted into the United States Code inside the quoted block (structure of legislation) and the words would print in USC style, with a quotation mark preceding each level. Other rules that apply to the specific style associated with the quoted-block also need to be applied. For example, when using USC style, section enumerators are preceded by a section symbol and a thin space rather than the word “Sec.”.
Note: Words displayed in quotation marks for emphasis or to indicate a speech are not considered to be quoted-block.
Element information
Content
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- text [0..1]Textual material that follows a header, an enumerator, an enumerator/header pair, or as a cut-in (flush-left) final text after a non-structural element such as a quoted-block, table, graphic, etc.. In appropriations bills, the function performed by the text element is usually performed by the appropriations paragraph element.
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- tableThe table model for Congressional legislative documents uses the OASIS (formerly known as CALS) Table Exchange Model with some additions and modifications to accommodate House and Senate requirements as defined by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
- graphicA pointer to a file containing a graphic and information about the graphic. The <graphic> element uses attributes that point to an external graphic file such as a photograph of a person or a drawing of a warning symbol. The attributes and their values have been modeled on GPO attributes. The actual graphic is usually stored in an external file and merely named by the attributes of this element. The element itself would be empty, but it is used to contain a brief description of the graphic (See element <graphic-description>). This description can be used for searching, to display in place of the graphic in an online system, or to be read by a voice synthesis device for the visually-impaired who cannot see the graphic.
- formulaContainer for a graphic element representing a scientific or mathematical equation.
- pagebreakUsed to force a new page in the output. Should be used very rarely.
- listA container element for a sequence of list-items organized as a list. The list can be non-numbered, numbered, or lettered.
- legis-commentThe legis-comment element defines a comment to the legislative language.
- quoted-blockTextual matter used to amend current law. Quoted block is so named because it is printed or displayed with quotation marks in front of each structural and non-structural level. (These quotation marks are generated for print or display; they are not part of the data.) The name “quoted block” is not meant to imply that the words within this element exist somewhere else and are being quoted. Rather, they signify text to be used to amend current law. In print or display, quoted material usually takes on the style (margins, enumeration style, typographic style, etc.) of the document which is being amended. Thus, a bill in OLC style that is intended to modify United States Code, would put text that was to be inserted into the United States Code inside the quoted block (structure of legislation) and the words would print in USC style, with a quotation mark preceding each level. Other rules that apply to the specific style associated with the quoted-block also need to be applied. For example, when using USC style, section enumerators are preceded by a section symbol and a thin space rather than the word “Sec.”. Note: Words displayed in quotation marks for emphasis or to indicate a speech are not considered to be quoted-block.
- non-statutory-materialUsed to contain non-statutory material. Non-statutory material examples are poems, song stanzas, newspaper articles, and book passages.
- tocThe table of contents for a measure or portion of a measure. The attributes of the toc element are used for regeneration of the toc within the authoring environment. There are essentially two toc sub-models (toc-entries or multi-column-toc-entries). Both models are non-hierarchial in that the legislative structure is defined in an attribute rather in the structure of the toc itself. The toc-entries sub-model, the most common, is sequence of enumerators and headers from the measure's source using PCDATA. There is no distrinction between the enumerator and header elements within the toc-entry elements. The multi-column-toc-entries sub-model contain up to three columns of data per entry (toc-enum, level-header, and target or page-num). Both sub-models also support quoted-entry elements (ie.g., toc-quoted-entry and multi-column-toc-quoted-entry respectively).
from subst. group nonstructured-level-model - quoted-block-continuation-text [0..1]Textual material belonging to a level, the text follows the sub-level but may start a quoted-block
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- subsectionA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly within sections. Levels contained within subsections are paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subsections are normally enumerated with a lowercased alpha character within parentheses (e.g., (a)). After reaching (z), subsections are enumerated with double letters (e.g., (aa), (bb), (cc), etc.).
- paragraphA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subsections. Levels contained within paragraphs are subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subparagraphs are normally enumerated with a numeric values within parentheses (e.g., (1)).
- subparagraphA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with paragraphs. Levels contained within subparagraphs are clauses, subclauses, items, and subitems. Subparagraphs are normally enumerated with an uppercased alpha character within parentheses (e.g., (A)). After reaching (Z), subparagraphs are enumerated with double letters (e.g., (AA), (BB), (CC), etc.).
- clauseA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subparagraphs. Levels contained within clauses are subclauses, items, and subitems. Clauses are normally enumerated with lowercased roman-numeral values within parentheses (e.g., (ii)).
- subclauseA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with clauses. Levels contained within subclauses are items, and subitems. Subclauses are normally enumerated with uppercased roman-numeral values within parentheses (e.g., (II)).
- itemA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is contained directly with subclauses. Levels contained within items are subitems. Items are normally enumerated with lowercased double characters within parentheses (e.g., (aa)). Once reaching (zz), items are enumerated as (aaa), (bbb), etc..
- subitemA hierarchical structure of a measure. This level is the lowest level represented within a measure and is contained directly with items. Subitems are normally enumerated with uppercased double characters within parentheses (e.g., (AA)). Once reaching (ZZ), subitems are enumerated with triple letters (e.g., (AAA), (BBB), etc.).
- appropriations-major
- appropriations-intermediate
- appropriations-small
- divisionA hierarchical structure of a measure. If present, usually the top-level hierarchical structure, containing titles (structure of legislation) within it. The formatting of a division (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Division ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator or the header. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data.
- subdivisionA hierarchical structure of a measure. If present, usually a top-level hierarchical structure, containing titles (structure of legislation) within it. The formatting of a subdivision (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subdivision ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator or the header. Accordingly, such punctuation will not be keyed and will not be part of the data.
- titleA hierarchical structure of a measure, frequently the top-level hierarchical structure inside the body of the measure, or second only to the division (structure of legislation) level. Titles (structure of legislation) and sections (structure of legislation) are the main building blocks of legislation. The formatting of a title (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 casing, fonts and highlighting used, the margins, and the indentation levels. The style will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Title ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a title (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a uppercased centered header with no punctuation following. Note: An appropriations account is generally described by a title (structure of legislation), but in some instances the account (structure of legislation) element should be used, e.g., when several accounts are grouped together within “General Provisions” which is considered the title (structure of legislation). Note: In these DTDs, a <title> does not refer to a subcaption or heading. The element <title> is a very specific subdivision of a legislative measure. The element header and subheader should be used to describe a headings or subcaptions.
- subtitleA hierarchical structure of a measure, usually the first major subdivision of a title (Structure of Legislation). T he formatting of a subtitle (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subtitle” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subtitle (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate an uppercased centered header with no punctuation following. Where the style of a subtitle (structure of legislation) is different from the preceding and possibly following titles (structure of legislation) or subtitles (structure of legislation), for example, in situations where the subtitle (structure of legislation) is the title (structure of legislation) of another measure, the style attribute can be used to override the normally designated style. Note: In these DTDs, a <subtitle> does not refer to a subcaption or secondary heading that adds additional material to the heading of a title, section, figure, etc. The element <subtitle> is a very specific subdivision of a legislative measure. The element subheader should be used to describe a secondary heading or subcaption
- chapterA hierarchical structure of a measure. The formatting of a chapter (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Chapter ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. For example, a chapter (structure of legislation) in OLC style will have a generated em-dash following 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 chapter (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered header with no punctuation following.
- subchapterA hierarchical structure within a measure, typically the first major subdivision of a chapter (structure of legislation). The formatting of a subchapter (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subchapter” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spaces following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subchapter (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered uppercased header with no punctuation following.
- partA hierarchical structure of a measure. The formatting of a part (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Part ” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Accordingly, such text will not be keyed and will not be part of the data. Any necessary casing and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a part (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate a centered header with no punctuation following.
- subpartA hierarchical structure of a measure, typically the major subdivision of a part (structure of legislation). The formatting of a subpart (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 will also control generation of text, for example, the word “Subpart” before the enumerator and any punctuation or spacing surrounding or following the enumerator. Any necessary casing, punctuation, and spacing following the header will also be generated for display or printing. For example, when a subpart (structure of legislation) follows OLC style, the display or print system will generate an uppercased, centered header with no punctuation following.
- sectionA 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.
from subst. group legis-structures - quoted-block-continuation-text [0..1]Textual material belonging to a level, the text follows the sub-level but may start a quoted-block
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- rule Rules of the House have a different structure than normal legislation. Rather than section, subsection, etc.,rules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, and divisions. When amending the Rules of the House,it is possible to quote a rule. Rules can only appear in resolutions.
- rules-clauseRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, items,subitems and subdivisions. Clauses are the hierarchically the highest rule level.
- rules-paragraphRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, subdivisions, items,and subitems. The heirarchy follows this order.
- rules-subparagraphRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, subdivisions, items,and subitems. The heirarchy follows this order.
- rules-subdivisionRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, subdivisions, items,and subitems. The heirarchy follows this order.
- rules-itemRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, subdivisions, items,and subitems. The heirarchy follows this order.
- rules-subitemRules are hierarchically structured as clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs, subdivisions, items,and subitems. The heirarchy follows this order.
from subst. group rules-level-model - Choice [0..1]
- constitution-articleA hierarchical structure of a measure. This structure contains text to amend the Constitution of the United States.
- preambleContainer for the "why" portion (whereas) of a Resolution that explains the intent.
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- after-quoted-block [0..1]The text appearing after the closing quotemarks in a <quoted-block>. This is usually a period, but could be “;”, or “; and”, or anything else. The closing double quotemarks need to be generated by downstream display systems.
from type quoted-block-model - Choice [1..1]
Attributes
| Name | Occ | Type | Description | Notes |
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| style | [0..1] | Anonymous | Identifier for the style of format to be used for a measure, e.g., Office of Legislative Counsel style, Tax style, “Traditional” style, etc..The style will determine the fonts, margins, indent levels, punctuation to be used with enumerators, and other display and typographic variables. Thus, a title (structure of legislation) or section (structure of legislation) set in two different styles could look very different on screen or paper, even though the structures are the same. This attribute can be used to create the same effect that used to be created using GPO’s subformat facility. | Default value is "OLC". |
| other-style | [0..1] | Anonymous | The name of a formatting style to be used for display purposes, other than those styles already specifically delineated, such as Tax Style or U.S. Code Style. When the value of the “style” attribute is “other”, this attribute names the style which is to be used for display purposes. | |
| display-inline | [0..1] | Anonymous | The display-inline attribute provides a mechanism to pull levels together in their display. Typically, this will be used when the enumerator needs to be combined (e.g., (a)(1)). Possible values are yes-display-inline and no-display-inline. | Default value is "no-display-inline". |
| changed | [0..1] | Anonymous | Has 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. | |
| committee-id | [0..1] | xsd:anySimpleType | The id of a working subdivision of a chamber, which prepares legislation or conducts investigations | |
| reported-display-style | [0..1] | Anonymous | ||
| act-name | [0..1] | xsd:anySimpleType | This attribute will contain the name of the Act or Public Law that the quoted-block is affecting. | |
| parsable-cite | [0..1] | xsd:anySimpleType | A “normalized” external citation string. | |
| id | [1..1] | xsd:ID | Unique 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 |
Used in
- Anonymous type of element committee-report-segment
- Anonymous type of element committee-report-part
- Anonymous type of element committee-report-title
- Anonymous type of element committee-report-para
- Anonymous type of element committee-report-subpara
- Anonymous type of element paragraph
- Anonymous type of element subparagraph
- Anonymous type of element clause
- Anonymous type of element subclause
- Anonymous type of element item
- Anonymous type of element subitem
- Anonymous type of element appropriations-major
- Anonymous type of element appropriations-intermediate
- Anonymous type of element appropriations-small
- Anonymous type of element amendment-block
- Anonymous type of element whereas
- Anonymous type of element section via extension of section-model
- Anonymous type of element subsection via extension of subsection-model
- Anonymous type of element quoted-block via extension of quoted-block-model
- Type section-model
- Type subsection-model
- Type quoted-block-model