BR

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BR is the upper house of Austria’s parliament, representing the federal states in the legislative process.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
legislative body
upper house of parliament
appointmentMethod delegated by the parliaments of the federal states
canDelayLegislation yes
constitutionalStatus constitutional body under the Federal Constitutional Law of Austria
cooperatesWith National Council of Austria
country Austria
countryCapital Vienna
governmentBranch legislative branch of Austria
hasAbbreviationLanguage German
hasChamberType upper house
hasConstitutionalRole federal chamber representing the Länder in legislation
hasFunction participation in EU-related legislation
participation in constitutional amendments
hasInternalBody committees of the Bundesrat
presidency of the Bundesrat
hasLegislativePower approval right in certain constitutional matters
suspensive veto in most legislative matters
hasMembershipBasis indirectly elected via state parliaments
hasMemberType delegates of the federal states
hasOversightRole limited oversight over federal government actions
hasSeatAllocationPrinciple based on population of the federal states
hasSessionType plenary sessions
hasVotingRole votes on federal legislation passed by the National Council
isBicameralPartnerOf National Council of Austria
jurisdiction Republic of Austria
languageUsed German
legalBasis Austrian Federal Constitutional Law
legislativeFunction participates in federal lawmaking
meetsIn Austrian Parliament Building
Vienna
meetsInCity Vienna
officialName Bundesrat
otherChamberOfSameParliament Nationalrat
partOf Parliament of Austria
politicalSystemContext federal parliamentary republic of Austria
politicalSystemFeature element of Austrian federalism
represents federal states of Austria
representsInterest interests of the Austrian Länder in federal legislation
representsLevelOfGovernment federal states (Länder)
representsSubnationalEntityType Länder (federal states)
role represents the federal states in the legislative process
shortName BR
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Federal Council (Austria)
abbreviation

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