A draft law before a legislature which contains more than one substantive matter, or several minor matters which have been combined into one bill, ostensibly for the sake of convenience. In reality, such bills sometimes contain unpopular or less valuable matters which it is hoped will be passed because of the value of other parts of the bill. The omnibus bill is an "all or nothing" tactic.
from the Latin meaning "for all," an omnibus legislative bill contains many miscellaneous provisions, as in the omnibus budget bill that Republicans hope to push through Congress in the fall of 1995.
A bill regarding a single subject that combines many different aspects of that subject.
A legislative package that combines a number of bills into a single bill for floor action.
a large bill that includes several different issues under one general topic such as education
a series of bills, usually not much discussed, usually at the end of a session and it sounds very good and most members thought they were voting only for abortion for defective children, for hard, hard cases
A legislative proposal concerning several separate but related items.
Usually a term used by the U.S. Congress, an omnibus bill packages together several measures into one or combines diverse subjects into a single bill. Examples include combined appropriations bills and reconciliation bills.
Legislation which packages together several measures into one bill, or combines diverse subjects into a single bill. Examples are budget reconciliation bills, combined appropriations bills, and private relief and claims bills.
A bill containing several separate but related items.
A bill related to a specific area that covers many issues or topics
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 Omnibus spending bills regularly used by the American Congress to group together the budgets of all departments in one year.