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BILL ORIGINATING SENATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Senate bill
1, record 1, English, Senate%20bill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bill originating in the Senate 2, record 1, English, bill%20originating%20in%20the%20Senate
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bill, whether public or private, which is first introduced in the Senate. 3, record 1, English, - Senate%20bill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Senate] bills, prefixed with the letter "S" rather than "C," are considered in the House only after they have been passed by the Senate. 3, record 1, English, - Senate%20bill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- projet de loi du Sénat
1, record 1, French, projet%20de%20loi%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- projet de loi émanant du Sénat 2, record 1, French, projet%20de%20loi%20%C3%A9manant%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
correct, masculine noun
- projet de loi d'initiative sénatoriale 3, record 1, French, projet%20de%20loi%20d%27initiative%20s%C3%A9natoriale
masculine noun
- bill du Sénat 4, record 1, French, bill%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- bill émanant du Sénat 4, record 1, French, bill%20%C3%A9manant%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Projet de loi d'intérêt public ou d'intérêt privé émanant du Sénat. 5, record 1, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les projets de loi du Sénat, dont le numéro est précédé de la lettre «S» plutôt que la lettre «C», ne sont déposés à la Chambre qu'après leur adoption en troisième lecture au Sénat. 5, record 1, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[À la Chambre des communes et au Sénat,] pendant plusieurs années, on a eu recours au terme «Bill» pour désigner, aussi bien en français qu’en anglais, les projets de loi. Ce n’est que depuis 1982 que le terme «projet de loi» figure dans la version française du Règlement de la Chambre. 6, record 1, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Au Québec, l'expression «bill» a disparu du Règlement en 1972. 7, record 1, French, - projet%20de%20loi%20du%20S%C3%A9nat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- proyecto de ley del Senado
1, record 1, Spanish, proyecto%20de%20ley%20del%20Senado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proyecto de ley de interés público o privado presentado por el Senado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - proyecto%20de%20ley%20del%20Senado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los proyectos de ley del Senado, cuyo número viene precedido de la letra "S" en vez de "C", se estudian en la Cámara después de ser adoptados en el Senado tras una tercera lectura. 1, record 1, Spanish, - proyecto%20de%20ley%20del%20Senado
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