United States Congress Data Dictionary of Legislative Documents

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Element Name:	attestation–date
Description:	Container for the date (legislative and/or calendar) on which a measure is passed and the chamber that passed it. Since this text take various forms, the attributes record the date and chamber values for searching.
Bills DTD Content Model:	(#PCDATA | added–phrase | deleted–phrase | internal–xref | external–xref | fraction | superscript | subscript | omitted–text | linebreak | italic | quote | pagebreak | act–name)*
Attributes:	Name: chamber Description: Chamber of Congress considering a measure. Values are: House, this measure was passed by the House of Representatives. Senate, this measure was passed by the Senate. Value(s): House, Senate Default Value: #IMPLIED Name: date Description: The date of an event named in the element, such as the attestation date (element attestation date and action) for an amendment document. Value(s): CDATA Default Value: #IMPLIED Name: legis-day Description: For elements which describe a date, this attribute holds the designated Legislative Day, as opposed to the actual calendar date. The Legislative Day is only recorded when the Legislative Day differs from the calendar date. Value(s): CDATA Default Value: #IMPLIED
Parent Elements:	attestation-group