amendment-form-model

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• Sequence [1..1]
  1. distribution-code [0..1]Used by the Government Printing Office to distribute paper copies of a measure to congressional and other governmental offices. Indicates the stage or type of measure, but is used to tell GPO to whom measures should be distributed. The values are as follows: I: Public Bills Introduced or Referred in the House, IA: Joint Resolutions Introduced or Referred in the House, IB: Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Reported in the House, II: Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Introduced or Reported in the Senate, IIA: Public Bills and Joint Resolutions Referred in the Senate, III: Simple and Concurrent Resolutions in the Senate, IIIA: Amendments in the Senate, IV: Simple and Concurrent Resolutions in the House, V: Private Bills Introduced in the House, VI: Private Bills Introduced in the Senate, VII: Private Bills Reported or Referred in the House, VIII: Private Bills Reported or Referred in the Senate, IX: Reprint Bills for House Document Room, and X: Reprint Bills for Senate Document Room. Formerly, the *I60 locator code.
  2. amend-num [0..1]This is a sequentially assigned number to indicate the order in which amendments have been offered. This element is contained with the amendment-form element.
  3. calendar [0..1]Legislative calendar name and number. In the House, examples are Consent Calendar No. 4, Union Calendar No. 3, House Calendar No. 12, Private Calendar No. 1, Corrections Calendar No. 6, Discharge Calendar No. 1. In the Senate, examples are Executive Calendar No. 1 or Legislative Calendar No. 3. Formerly, the *I35 locator code.
  4. purpose [0..1]The purpose is the reason for the amendment. Sometimes it is "in the nature of a substitute" or "to make certain improvements in the bill" but generally it is more explicit.
  5. current-chamber [0..1]Identifies the chamber currently having control of the legislation (e.g., “In the House of Representatives” or “In the Senate of the United States”) Formerly, the *I45 locator code.
  6. congress [0..1]The number of the Congress, e.g., “101st Congress” or “The One Hundred and First Congress.”
  7. session [0..1]The session, or meeting, of Congress, e.g., “1st Session”, “2d Session”, “3d Session”, “4th Session”, etc. Formerly, the *I42 locator code.
  8. legis-num [0..1]The “legis-num” is the legislation's official identifier e.g., “H.R. 1514” or “S.J. RES. 42” The first “word” indicates the chamber creating the legislation and the type of legislation. Values are: H.R. for House Bill, S. for Senate Bill, H.J. RES. for House Joint Resolution, S.J. RES. for Senate Joint Resolution, H.CON. RES. for House Concurrent Resolution, S.CON. RES. for Senate Concurrent Resolution, H. RES. for House Simple Resolution, and S. RES. Senate Simple Resolution. Formerly, the *I43 locator code.
  9. official-title [0..1]The official title of a measure or portion of a measure. A measure typically has both an official title and one or more short titles (element <short-title>).
  10. action [0..1]Container for all information pertaining to a floor action for a measure or Amendment, i.e., the actual description of the floor action and the date on which the action occurred.

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• Anonymous type of element amendment-form