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Political Constitution of Colombia (1991). Official Spanish from SUIN-Juriscol. English from Constitute Project / Max Planck, cutoff 2015 — not a gazette.

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Art. 160

Art. 160

Between the first and second readings, a period of no less than eight days must have elapsed, and between the approval of the bill in either House and the initiation of the debate in the other, at least 15 days must have elapsed.

During the second reading, each House may introduce amendments, additions, and omissions that it deems necessary.

In the report to the plenary House for the second reading, the committee chairman shall present all the proposals that were considered by the committee and the reasons why they were rejected.

Every draft law or draft legislative act must contain information on how it is to be dealt with by the respective committee competent to discuss it, and must proceed accordingly.

No bill shall be put to a vote in a session different from the one that had been previously announced. The announcement that a bill shall be put to a vote shall be made by the President of each House or committee in a session different from the one in which the vote takes place.

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