Debates

Debate

Label Debate

Attributes

identifier uid: string

Unique identifier of this object.
order_stamp: integer

A number indicating the placement of the debate node along a chain of debates regarding a bill.
(optional) date: date

Occurs in nodes with the co-label “Committee Debate”. Date of the debate.
(optional) date_end: date

Occurs in nodes with the co-label “Chamber Debate”. End-date of the debate.
(optional) date_start: date

Occurs in nodes with the co-label “Chamber Debate”. Start-date of the debate.
(optional) order_stamp_in_enactment_draft: integer

A number indicating the placement of the debate node along a chain of debates regarding an enactment draft.
(optional) text: string

Short summary of the debate. NOT the full transcript.

Connected relations

Outgoing

Incoming

CONTAINS from Bill
CONTAINS from Other Parliamentary Activities
CONTAINS from Petition
NEXT from Debate

Constraints

A debate must follow a defined structure:
- It must be connected to one and only one Bill/OPA/Petition with exactly one CONTAINS relation
- Must be connected to one and only one Chamber (Chamber Debate) or one Committee (Chamber Committee)

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Committee Debate

Label Committee Debate

Attributes

identifier uid: string

Unique identifier of this object.
date: date

Date of the debate.
order_stamp: integer

A number indicating the placement of the debate node along a chain of debates regarding a bill.
order_stamp_in_enactment_draft: integer

A number indicating the placement of the debate node along a chain of debates regarding an enactment draft.
text: string

Short summary of the debate. NOT the full transcript.

Connected relations

Outgoing

Incoming

CONTAINS from Bill
CONTAINS from Other Parliamentary Activities
CONTAINS from Petition
NEXT from Debate

Constraints

A Committee Debate must contain the attributes ‘date’, ‘text’’

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Chamber Debate

Label Chamber Debate

Attributes

identifier uid: string

Unique identifier of this object.
date_end: date

End-date of the debate.
date_start: date

Start-date of the debate.
order_stamp: integer

A number indicating the placement of the debate node along a chain of debates regarding a bill.

Connected relations

Outgoing

Incoming

CONTAINS from Bill
CONTAINS from Other Parliamentary Activities
CONTAINS from Petition
NEXT from Debate

Constraints

A Chamber Debate must contain the attributes ‘date_start’, ‘date_end’, ‘order_stamp’
All discussions for a chamber debate must have the correct order based on the meeting date and the order_stamp_in_meeting and must be correctly connected by a NEXT_IN_DEBATE relation.

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