House of Representatives has priority on budget approval
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The House of Representatives has priority on budget approval is a constitutional rule in Japan’s National Diet that grants the lower house precedence over the House of Councillors in passing the national budget.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional rule
ⓘ
parliamentary procedure rule ⓘ |
| appliesInSystem | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
general account budget
ⓘ
special account budget ⓘ |
| appliesToChamber |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| appliesToLegislature |
National Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| appliesWhen | House of Representatives and House of Councillors disagree on the budget ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Japan of 1947
|
| characteristic | asymmetry between the two houses of the Diet ⓘ |
| consequenceIfNoDecision | budget enacted in form passed by House of Representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalArticle | Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
post‑war Constitution of Japan
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
rules on legislation other than budget in Japan
ⓘ
rules on treaty approval in Japan ⓘ |
| effect | House of Representatives decision on budget can become final under certain conditions ⓘ |
| givesPrecedenceOver |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
|
| governs | resolution of inter‑chamber disagreements on budget ⓘ |
| grantsPriorityTo | House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | constitutional over statutory law ⓘ |
| institutionalContext | Japanese parliamentary system ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
deliberation of budget in House of Representatives first
ⓘ
submission of budget by the Cabinet to the Diet ⓘ subsequent deliberation in House of Councillors ⓘ |
| languageOfEnactment | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| legislativeProcessStage | budget approval ⓘ |
| mechanism | budget becomes law if House of Councillors fails to act within a constitutional time limit ⓘ |
| normType | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure timely passage of the national budget
ⓘ
to give democratic legitimacy to budget decisions through the more directly representative chamber ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bicameralism in Japan
ⓘ
budget bill ⓘ lower house supremacy ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| scope | budget bills ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | national budget ⓘ |
| timeLimit | 30 days after receipt of budget from House of Representatives ⓘ |
| typeOfPriority | procedural precedence ⓘ |
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