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Element Name: act–name
Description: Container within the phrase-level entity that allows an act-name (ex. Civil Rights Act of 1964) to be tagged within the text element.
Bills DTD Content Model: (#PCDATA)
Attributes:
Name: parsable-cite
Description: A “normalized” external citation string.
Value(s): CDATA
Default Value: #IMPLIED
Parent Elements:
  • action-desc
  • added-phrase
  • attestation-date
  • committee-name
  • continuation-text
  • cosponsor
  • definition
  • deleted-phrase
  • editorial
  • effective-date
  • entry
  • external-xref
  • footnote
  • header
  • instructive-para
  • internal-xref
  • level-header
  • list-item
  • nonsponsor
  • official-title
  • proviso
  • quote
  • short-title
  • sponsor
  • subheader
  • target
  • term
  • text
  • toc-entry
  • toc-enum