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The Federal Assembly of Russia (Russian: ??????????? ????????, transliteration: Federalnoye Sobraniye or Federalnoje Sobranije) is the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993. It was preceded by the Congress of People's Deputies of Russian Federation
Congress of Soviets of RSFSR

The Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR , also known as Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR and later Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation was the supreme governing body in Russian SFSR and Russian Federation from 16 May, 1990 to 21 September, 1993....
.

It consists of the State Duma
State Duma

The State Duma in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia....
, which is the lower house
Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
, and the Federation Council
Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation....
, which is the upper house
Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
. Both houses are located in Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
.

The first post-Soviet Duma in 1993 is the Fifth Duma, following the first four of 1906-17.

All bills, even those proposed by the Federation Council, must first be considered by the State Duma.






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The Federal Assembly of Russia (Russian: ??????????? ????????, transliteration: Federalnoye Sobraniye or Federalnoje Sobranije) is the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993. It was preceded by the Congress of People's Deputies of Russian Federation
Congress of Soviets of RSFSR

The Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR , also known as Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR and later Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation was the supreme governing body in Russian SFSR and Russian Federation from 16 May, 1990 to 21 September, 1993....
.

It consists of the State Duma
State Duma

The State Duma in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia....
, which is the lower house
Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power....
, and the Federation Council
Federation Council of Russia

Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation....
, which is the upper house
Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
. Both houses are located in Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
.

The first post-Soviet Duma in 1993 is the Fifth Duma, following the first four of 1906-17.

All bills, even those proposed by the Federation Council, must first be considered by the State Duma. Upon adoption by a majority of the full State Duma membership, a draft law is considered by the Federation Council, which has fourteen days to place the bill on its calendar. The Federation Council cannot make changes in bills passed by the Duma and can either approve or reject them. If the Federation Council rejects a bill passed by the State Duma, the two chambers may form a conciliation commission to work out a compromise version of the legislation. If two chambers cannot reach a compromise, or the Duma insists on passing the bill as is, the veto of the Federation Council can be overridden, if two thirds of the Duma's constitutional composition vote in favor of the bill.

The State Duma and the Federation Council usually meet separately. Joint sessions are organized when the President of Russia delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly and in some other very rare occasions.

See also

  • For legislation approved by Federal Assembly, see Vladimir Putin legislation and program
    Vladimir Putin legislation and program

    During his presidency Vladimir Putin proposed 227 legislative acts of the Russian Federation ....
    .
  • Duma
    Duma

    A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament....


External links

  • —Official issue of the Federal Assembly