An OMNIBUS BILL packages together several measures into one or combines diverse subjects into a single bill. Examples are reconciliation bills, combined appropriations bills, and private relief and claims bills.
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Omnibus bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Omnibus bill is a single document that is accepted in a single vote by a legislature but contains amendments to a number of other laws or even many entirely new laws. An example of these are the ...
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The first major spending bill of the new Obama administration came stuffed with some old-fashioned pork as a $410 billion omnibus bill covering a slew of federal agencies won final approval Tuesday in the Senate. ... The bill to fund the government through the remainder of the fiscal year now goes to President Obama,
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H.R. 1105; FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act ... Introductory Matter; Bill | Statement ... Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Summary | Bill | Statement | Certification Letters...
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Here is what the Omnibus Bill will cost the American family: ... “I am signing an imperfect omnibus bill because it is necessary for the ongoing functions of government” Obama said. "But I also view this as a departure point for more far-reaching change.” ;
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Omnibus spending bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An omnibus spending bill is a bill that sets the budget of many departments of the United States government at once. It is one possible outcome of the budget process in the U.S. Every year, Congress...
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The text of the omnibus was 3,417 pages--three times the length of the Bible and nearly the same length as the second edition of Webster's Dictionary. The House passed the bill less than 22 hours after the text was first made available, while the Senate had 46 hours and 8 minutes for its analysis.
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Congress's continued fiscal irresponsibility is clearly exhibited in the thousands of pork projects contained in the fiscal year 2004 omnibus spending bill. Congress is set to bust its own budget cap in order to protect pork projects such as the Please Touch Museum and trout genome mapping. ... Click here to see PORK projects...
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