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Keywords: Committee, Seriate, Committeesby, Legislative, Subcommittee

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The assignment of a legislative measure to a committee.

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The assigning or referring of a bill to committee.

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/about/glossary.htm

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The process of assigning an introduced piece of legislation to a Committee or Subcommittee.

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The sending or referring a bill or resolution to a committee.

http://www.senate.michigan.gov/kidspage/kidsglos.htm

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The assignment of legislation to a committee. In the House of Delegates, referral is initially done by the Speaker of the House. In the Senate it is done by the Clerk of the Seriate.

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Bill referrals are made by the Assembly and Senate Rules Committees to standing committees of their respective Houses.

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/glossary.asp?alist=R&Vali...

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The sending of bills to committees by the presiding officer.

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The sending of bills to committeesby the presiding officer.

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