Federal Council
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The Federal Council is the upper chamber of Austria's parliament, representing the federal states in the legislative process.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Council canonical | 5 |
| Federal Council (Austria) | 3 |
| Federal Council chamber | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | BR ⓘ |
| canInitiateLegislation | yes, in cooperation with National Council ⓘ |
| cannotVeto |
dissolution of the National Council
ⓘ
federal budget laws ⓘ |
| canVeto | ordinary federal laws with suspensive veto ⓘ |
| compositionBasis | representation of provincial parliaments ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | regulated primarily in the Austrian Federal Constitutional Law ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | second reading chamber for federal legislation ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | federal organ ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Federal Constitutional Law of Austria ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| function |
participation in EU affairs
ⓘ
representation of Länder interests at federal level ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | bicameral parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | various standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse |
Austrian Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
National Council (Austria)
|
| largestDelegationFrom | Vienna ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | civil law system of Austria ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
participation in constitutional amendments under certain conditions
ⓘ
participation in federal lawmaking ⓘ right to object to legislation passed by the National Council ⓘ |
| location | Vienna ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Austrian Parliament Building ⓘ |
| meetsInChamber | Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building ⓘ |
| membersAppointedBy | Landtage of the Austrian federal states ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 61 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| officialName | Bundesrat ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | limited oversight compared to National Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Austrian Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of Austria
|
| presidencyRotation | rotates among federal states ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Federal Council ⓘ |
| reestablishedInYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| represents |
Länder of Austria
ⓘ
federal states of Austria ⓘ |
| seatAllocationBasis | population of each federal state ⓘ |
| sessionType | public sessions ⓘ |
| smallestDelegationFrom | Burgenland ⓘ |
| strongerApprovalRequiredFor | certain constitutional laws affecting federal states ⓘ |
| termLength | varies with composition of provincial parliaments ⓘ |
| vetoType | suspensive veto in most cases ⓘ |
| votingRule | simple majority in most decisions ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election via provincial parliaments ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bundesrat.gv.at ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Council (Austria)
this entity surface form:
Federal Council (Austria)
subject surface form:
National Council (Austria)
this entity surface form:
Federal Council (Austria)
subject surface form:
National Council (Austria)
this entity surface form:
Federal Council (Austria)
this entity surface form:
Federal Council chamber