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Legislative Branch

Where the federation writes and passes its laws

Two chambers of citizen representatives debate bills, question departments and hold the Executive to account. Every seat is open to a verified citizen.

  • 2
    Chambers
  • 549
    Seats
  • 549
    Seats open
  • 0
    Bills passed

What the Legislature does

The Legislature is the federation's law-making body. Bills begin in either chamber, pass through committee, and become law when both chambers agree. It approves the federal budget and can question any department.

It scrutinises the Executive's work. Its members are verified citizens of each member state, so the chambers are where the states' voices meet.

Read the charter

How it fits with the other branches

  • Legislature

    Writes and passes laws. Approves the budget.

  • Executive

    Carries the laws out. Answers to the chambers.

  • Judiciary

    Tests laws against the charter. Settles disputes.

How it is organised

Every member state holds seats in the Federal Congress. The House of Representatives is the larger chamber. Counts come from the seat register and update as citizens take seats.

Committees

  • Joint

    Budget and Finance

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  • House of Representatives

    Education and Health

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  • Joint

    Ethics and Elections

    Chair open

    0 members

  • Federal Congress

    External Relations and Diaspora

    Chair open

    0 members

  • Federal Congress

    Justice and Charter

    Chair open

    0 members

  • Federal Congress

    Member States

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  • House of Representatives

    Public Accounts

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  • House of Representatives

    Trade and Infrastructure

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Who leads it

The Speaker of the Federal Assembly presides over the chambers, from the Top Leadership register.

How to take part

Every seat is open today. A verified citizen can stand for one, join a committee once seated, or petition the chambers from outside.

  • Stand for a seat

    Pick your member state on the seat map and apply. Federal ID verification is required.

    Open the seat map

  • Join a committee

    Seated members choose committees by subject. Each committee has a chair and a vice-chair drawn from its members.

    See committees

  • Petition the chambers

    Any citizen can propose a bill or raise an issue for a committee to consider.

    Start a petition

Recent business

No bills yet. The chambers open when members are seated.

This is where every bill will be listed with its reference, originating chamber, status and last action. None are listed yet because the seats are still open. Take a seat to help bring the first.

Take a seat

Where its powers come from

The charter vests law-making in two chambers, the Federal Congress and the House of Representatives. It requires every bill to pass both chambers before it binds the federation.

Read the charter

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