Information Bill Implementation Policy

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Bill Implementation Policy
Office of Congressional Affairs​

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Purpose
Implementing Amendment Bills into laws that they are amending is one of the core duties of the Office of Congressional Affairs. It ensures our laws are presented adequately for any interested parties to easily access.

THEREFORE, the Presiding Officers of the Congress, in consultation with the Office of Congressional Affairs, hereby do enact the following policy:

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Implementation Process​

Clerks shall implement amendments to laws following the process outlined below:

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Standalone Bill:

Move the original thread to the respective Subforum of 'Acts of Congress.'

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Amendment / Repeal Bill:

Copy the bill and the assent message, or the bill, veto and override, to another new thread. If the bill amends more than one act, repeat until as many copies as laws being amended are present.

If the bill has another purpose except for solely amending and/or repealing another act, move the original thread to the respective Subforum of 'Acts of Congress'.

If the bill only amends other acts, move the original thread to the 'Archive' subforum with the 'Redundant' tag.

If the bill only repeals other acts, move the original thread to the 'Archive' subforum with the 'Redundant' tag.



Repeat the following for each act that is amended or repealed.

Select one copy of the passed bill and the act it is amending or repealing for moderation.

Select 'Merge Threads' and hit 'Go.'

Continue with steps 3 and 4 for each law that is amended / repealed.

Ensure the destination thread is the act that is being amended, and ensure you only have the two relevant threads selected.