Government Glossary
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the.
Plain-English Meaning
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types. Read more About Related Bills.