public bill

American  

noun

1. a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the general interests of the people at large or of the whole community.

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public bill British  

noun

1. (in Parliament) a bill dealing with public policy that usually applies to the whole country Compare private bill hybrid bill

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Etymology

Origin of public bill

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Edwards, a Catholic running for reelection this year, didn’t hold a public bill signing, instead announcing his action through his office.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2019

The public bill signing was scheduled for Tuesday in the rotunda of the state Capitol.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2019

According to the Press Association, Mr Bercow spent £2,223.34 on a dinner for the "panel of chairs" - a group of MPs who chair public bill committees - in January 2010.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2016

And while the cost of this is incalculable when it comes to lives forever altered, the public bill is worth examining.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2016

Until 1907 a public bill, after its second reading, went normally to the Committee of the Whole; since the date mentioned, it goes there only if the House so determines.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin