Senat

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Senat is the upper house of Poland’s national parliament, responsible for reviewing and amending legislation passed by the lower house.

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Senat canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
upper house of parliament
canAmendBills true
canInitiateConstitutionalAmendments true
canProposeBills true
canRejectBills true
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Poland
country Poland
countryCapital Warsaw
electoralDistrictType single-member constituencies
establishedInCurrentForm 1989
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommitteeSystem true
hasLowerHouse Sejm
hasPower to approve certain appointments
to delay legislation
to propose amendments to legislation passed by the Sejm
hasStandingCommittees true
hasWebsite https://www.senat.gov.pl/
historicalPrecursor Senate of Poland
surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
jurisdiction Republic of Poland
languageUsed Polish language
surface form: Polish
legislativeBodyOf Poland
locationCity Warsaw
meetsInBuilding Sejm complex in Warsaw
surface form: Sejm and Senate Complex
numberOfMembers 100
officialName Senate of Poland
surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
oversightRole monitoring implementation of laws
partOf National Assembly of Poland
surface form: National Assembly of the Republic of Poland

Parliament of Poland
presidingOfficerTitle Marshal of the Senate
primaryFunction amending legislation
legislative oversight
reviewing legislation
publishes Senate resolutions
legislative opinions
relatedInstitution Constitutional Tribunal of Poland
President of Poland
reviewsLegislationFrom Sejm
roleInBudgetProcess reviews budget bill passed by the Sejm
seat Warsaw
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Senat self-link
supervises some activities of local government
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
usesChamber Sejm complex in Warsaw
surface form: Senate Chamber in the Sejm and Senate Complex
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting

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Senate nativeLabel Senat
subject surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
Senat shortName Senat self-link