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Omnibus bill

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003542

A single piece of proposed legislation that packages together many unrelated or distinct measures into one bill. This legislative tactic is often used to pass a collection of smaller, less controversial items or to attach a less popular provision to a bill that is expected to pass. Because of its size and scope, an omnibus bill is voted on as a single package, precluding separate votes on its individual components.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003542
FieldLaw
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