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A pigeonholed bill is one that has been ignored by a congressional comittee and has therfore died before being signed into law.
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What does it mean to pigeon hole something?
The term "pigeon hole" or "pigeonhole" can describe a small open space (cubbyhole) used for any purpose (storage, sorting, and so forth), taken from the small enclosures used to contain nesting pigeons. Used idiomatically :A pigeonhole is also a category, especially one that is too specific.A person's position or work description, one that arbitrarily assigns a specific area of responsibility. To be "pigeonholed" is to be categorized as having a particular function, without regard to a person's other talents or skills. Example : "Bill could not get a supervisor's job because he had been pigeonholed as a data checker."(This slang usage is not considered proper grammar.)In the legislature, bills are "pigeonholed" when they are put aside and ignored, as by a Congressional committee in either house. (see related question)
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What is the correct grammar for the following sentence There is a mistake in your bill or There is a mistake on your bill?
There is a mistake in your bill.
Who are the characters in the story bill and the boom box rocket?
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What does pigeonholed mean and how does it affect the fate of a bill?
Pigeonholed means to put something away until a proper time. A bill that is being considered towards a new law might get pigeonholed if the current Congress does not want to deal with the issue. The bill could stay pigeonholed for a long time.
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What happens to a bill that are pigeonholed?
Most bills die in committee.
When a standing committee sets aside a bill and no longer considrs it the bill has been?
Pigeonholed
What happens when a bill is pigeonholed?
It is set aside and no longer considered. >Gradpoint
What is it called when you set aside a bill in the committee?
Pigeonholding
What is pigeonholes bill?
A pigeonholed bill is one that has been ignored by a congressional comittee and has therfore died before being signed into law.
What are the release dates for Pigeonholed - 1999?
Pigeonholed - 1999 was released on: USA: 28 September 1999 (AFI Film Festival)
What is a synonym for categorized?
sorted compartmentalized pigeonholed
What does 'pigeonholed' mean?
Pigeonholed (of people or things) filed in the appropriate category or compartment (like the pigeonholes in a desk), often with the sense of being dealt with and forgotten; shelved.Above retrieved from Answers.comViper1
What is a synonym for pigeonholed?
Classified, assort, file, label etc.
