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Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
For bicameral parliaments: Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislationNot applicable; The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree; The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline; The decision of the upper chamber will take effect after a certain deadline; Other (please specify) For bicameral parliaments: Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
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Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation | Number of countries |
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The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree | 31 |
The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline | 15 |
Other | 23 |
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Country | Chamber | Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation |
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House of the People (Suspended), House of Elders (Suspended) | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline | |
Albania | Parliament | No information available |
Algeria | National People's Assembly, Council of the Nation | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Andorra | General Council | Not applicable |
Angola | National Assembly | No information available |
Antigua and Barbuda | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
Argentina | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Armenia | National Assembly | No information available |
Australia | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Austria | National Council, Federal Council | Other |
Azerbaijan | National Assembly | No information available |
Bahamas | House of Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Bahrain | Council of Representatives, Shura Council | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Bangladesh | Parliament | No information available |
Barbados | House of Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Belarus | House of Representatives, Council of the Republic | Other |
Belgium | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Belize | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Benin | National Assembly | No information available |
Bhutan | National Assembly, National Council | Other |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Chamber of Deputies, Chamber of Senators | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | House of Representatives, House of Peoples | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Botswana | National Assembly | No information available |
Brazil | Chamber of Deputies, Federal Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Brunei Darussalam | Legislative Council | No information available |
Bulgaria | National Assembly | No information available |
Burkina Faso | Transitional Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Burundi | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
Cabo Verde | National Assembly | No information available |
Cambodia | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Cameroon | National Assembly, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Canada | House of Commons, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Central African Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Chad | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Chile | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
China | National People's Congress | No information available |
Colombia | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Comoros | Assembly of the Union | No information available |
Congo | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Costa Rica | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Côte d'Ivoire | National Assembly, Senate | No information available |
Croatia | Croatian Parliament | No information available |
Cuba | National Assembly of the People's Power | No information available |
Cyprus | House of Representatives | No information available |
Czechia | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Supreme People's Assembly | No information available |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | National Assembly, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Denmark | The Danish Parliament | No information available |
Djibouti | National Assembly | No information available |
Dominica | House of Assembly | No information available |
Dominican Republic | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Ecuador | National Assembly | No information available |
Egypt | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
El Salvador | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Equatorial Guinea | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | No information available |
Eritrea | National Assembly | No information available |
Estonia | The Estonian Parliament | No information available |
Eswatini | House of Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Ethiopia | House of Peoples' Representatives, House of the Federation | Other |
Fiji | Parliament | No information available |
Finland | Parliament | No information available |
France | National Assembly, Senate | Other |
Gabon | Transitional National Assembly, Transitional Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Gambia (The) | National Assembly | No information available |
Georgia | Parliament | No information available |
Germany | German Bundestag, Federal Council | Other |
Ghana | Parliament | No information available |
Greece | Hellenic Parliament | No information available |
Grenada | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
Guatemala | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
Guinea | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Guinea-Bissau | People's National Assembly | No information available |
Guyana | National Assembly | No information available |
Haiti | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Honduras | National Congress | No information available |
Hungary | National Assembly | No information available |
Iceland | Parliament | No information available |
India | House of the People, Council of States | Other |
Indonesia | House of Representatives | No information available |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Islamic Parliament of Iran | No information available |
Iraq | Council of Representatives of Iraq | No information available |
Ireland | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Israel | Parliament | No information available |
Italy | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Jamaica | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Japan | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | Other |
Jordan | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Kazakhstan | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Kenya | National Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Kiribati | House of Assembly | No information available |
Kuwait | National Assembly | No information available |
Kyrgyzstan | Supreme Council | No information available |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Assembly | No information available |
Latvia | Parliament | No information available |
Lebanon | National Assembly | No information available |
Lesotho | National Assembly, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Liberia | House of Representatives, The Liberian Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Libya | House of Representatives | No information available |
Liechtenstein | Diet | No information available |
Lithuania | Parliament | No information available |
Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | No information available |
Madagascar | National Assembly, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Malawi | National Assembly | No information available |
Malaysia | House of Representatives, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Maldives | People's Majlis | No information available |
Mali | Transitional National Council | No information available |
Malta | House of Representatives | No information available |
Marshall Islands | Parliament | No information available |
Mauritania | National Assembly, Senate (Suspended) | No information available |
Mauritius | National Assembly | No information available |
Mexico | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | Congress | No information available |
Monaco | National Council | No information available |
Mongolia | State Great Hural | No information available |
Montenegro | Parliament | No information available |
Morocco | House of Representatives, House of Councillors | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Mozambique | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
House of Representatives (Suspended), House of Nationalities (Suspended) | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree | |
Namibia | National Assembly, National Council | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Nauru | Parliament | No information available |
Nepal | House of Representatives, National Assembly | Other |
Netherlands | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
New Zealand | House of Representatives | No information available |
Nicaragua | National Assembly | No information available |
Niger | National Assembly | No information available |
Nigeria | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
North Macedonia | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
Norway | Parliament | No information available |
Oman | Shura Council, State Council | No information available |
Pakistan | National Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Palau | House of Delegates, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Panama | National Assembly | No information available |
Papua New Guinea | National Parliament | No information available |
Paraguay | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
Peru | Congress of the Republic | No information available |
Philippines | House of Representatives, Senate | Other |
Poland | Sejm, Senate | Other |
Portugal | Assembly of the Republic | No information available |
Qatar | Shura Council | No information available |
Republic of Korea | National Assembly | No information available |
Republic of Moldova | Parliament | No information available |
Romania | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | Other |
Russian Federation | State Duma, Council of the Federation | Other |
Rwanda | Chamber of Deputies, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | National Assembly | No information available |
Saint Lucia | House of Assembly, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | House of Assembly | No information available |
Samoa | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
San Marino | Great and General Council | No information available |
Sao Tome and Principe | National Assembly | No information available |
Saudi Arabia | Shura Council | No information available |
Senegal | National Assembly | No information available |
Serbia | National Assembly | No information available |
Seychelles | National Assembly | No information available |
Sierra Leone | Parliament | Not applicable |
Singapore | Parliament | No information available |
Slovakia | National Council | No information available |
Slovenia | National Assembly, National Council | Other |
Solomon Islands | National Parliament | Not applicable |
Somalia | House of the People, Upper House | Other |
South Africa | National Assembly, National Council of Provinces | Other |
South Sudan | Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Council of States | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Spain | Congress of Deputies, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |
Sri Lanka | Parliament | No information available |
National Assembly (Suspended), Council of States (Suspended) | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree | |
Suriname | National Assembly | No information available |
Sweden | Parliament | No information available |
Switzerland | National Council, Council of States | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Syrian Arab Republic | People's Assembly | No information available |
Tajikistan | House of Representatives, National Assembly | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Thailand | House of Representatives, Senate | No information available |
Timor-Leste | National Parliament | No information available |
Togo | National Assembly | No information available |
Tonga | Legislative Assembly | No information available |
Trinidad and Tobago | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Tunisia | Assembly of People's Representatives, National Council of Regions and Districts | No information available |
Türkiye | Grand National Assembly of Türkiye | No information available |
Turkmenistan | Assembly, People’s Council (Suspended) | No information available |
Tuvalu | Parliament of Tuvalu | No information available |
Uganda | Parliament | No information available |
Ukraine | Parliament | No information available |
United Arab Emirates | Federal National Council | Not applicable |
United Kingdom | House of Commons, House of Lords | Other |
United Republic of Tanzania | National Assembly | No information available |
United States of America | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Uruguay | House of Representatives, Senate | The legislation cannot be adopted unless both chambers agree |
Uzbekistan | Legislative Chamber, Senate | No information available |
Vanuatu | Parliament | No information available |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | National Assembly | No information available |
Viet Nam | National Assembly | No information available |
Yemen | House of Representatives, Shura Council | Not applicable |
Zambia | National Assembly | No information available |
Zimbabwe | National Assembly, Senate | The decision of the lower chamber will take effect after a certain deadline |