US Legislature terms starting with A

12 terms

  1. Act The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and any amendments to it.
  2. adjourn A motion to adjourn in the Senate (or a committee) ends that day's session.
  3. adjourn for more than 3 days Under the Constitution, neither chamber may adjourn for more than three days without the approval of the other.
  4. adjournment sine die The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of a…
  5. adjournment to a day and time certain An adjournment of the Senate that fixes the day and time for its next session.
  6. advice and consent Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international…
  7. amendment A change in any part of a patent application made after it is filed. Also, the communication from the applicant to a patent office directing or requesting…
  8. amendment in the nature of a substitute An amendment that would strike out the entire text of a bill or other measure and insert a different full text.
  9. Appeal To call for a review of an IRS decision or proposed adjustment.
  10. Appropriation The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified…
  11. Authorization The issuance of approval, by a credit card issuer, merchant, or other affiliate, to complete a credit card transaction.
  12. authorizations act A law that establishes or continues one or more Federal agencies or programs, establishes the terms and conditions under which they operate, authorizes…