US Legislature terms starting with O

6 terms

1. Obligation An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future…
2. off-budget entities The budget authority, outlays, and receipts of certain Federal entities that have been excluded from budget totals under provisions of law.
3. original bill A bill which is drafted by a committee. It is introduced by the committee or subcommittee chairman after the committee votes to report it, and it is…
4. Outlays Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations.
5. override of a veto The process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a bill vetoed by the President.
6. oversight Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.