Bundesrat (Federal Council)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bundesrat_(Federal_Council)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation BR
gptkbp:authority can veto or amend legislation
gptkbp:boardMemberOf appointed by state governments
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:former_Prussian_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:canConveneSpecialSessions yes
gptkbp:canInitiateLegislation yes
gptkbp:canRequestConstitutionalCourtReview yes
gptkbp:composition delegates of state governments
gptkbp:constitutionalAmendmentsRequireConsent yes
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:eachStateHas 3 to 6 votes
gptkbp:emblem Bundesrat logo
gptkbp:established 1949
gptkbp:federalLegislationRequiresConsent in some cases
gptkbp:firstSession 7 September 1949
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasMember 16 federal states (Länder)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bundesrat (Federal Council)
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:meetingPlace Bundesrat building, Leipziger Straße 3-4, Berlin
gptkbp:members 69
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Bundesrat
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 16
gptkbp:officialGazette Bundesratsdrucksachen
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Bundesrat
gptkbp:otherChamber gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:parliamentaryGroup none (members are state delegates)
gptkbp:presidencyRotates annually among state premiers
gptkbp:president gptkb:Manuela_Schwesig
gptkbp:publicSessions yes
gptkbp:role participates in legislation
approves certain federal laws
represents the federal states
gptkbp:sessionRoom Bundesrat chamber, Berlin
gptkbp:stateDelegationHead Minister-President or Mayor
gptkbp:stateDelegations 16
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Reichsrat
gptkbp:termLength no fixed term
1 year
gptkbp:type gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:votesCastEnBloc yes, by state
gptkbp:votesPerState based on population
gptkbp:votingSystem delegated voting by state governments
gptkbp:website https://www.bundesrat.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leipziger_Straße,_Mitte,_Berlin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8