Mr. Moynihan's career in the Senate was marked not by legislative milestones but by ideas.
Optimally, bill status would be a property related to a small vocabulary of documented legislative milestones or events that remains very stable over time.
Death and the internet have always undergone a loveless and legislative relationship, milestoned by court cases in which families have and haven't managed to gain access to deceased loved ones' online accounts.
The decision came as the Supreme Court is about to consider whether to take up challenges to the Affordable Care Act, a milestone legislative initiative of the administration.
In this way, the model would answer questions about the "version" of a given document by making assertions either about its "status" — that is, whether it is tied to some well-known milestone in legislative process — or by some combination of properties that are chained back to such a milestone.
So if the Obama Administration has a health care victory and some other legislative milestones under its belt, and Colorado incumbents have an improved economy to point to next summer, the other half of Obama's 2008 swing state strategy will likely stay blue.
The exact "version" of the document is given by a chain of relationships tied back to a draft that can be definitively associated with a stable milestone in the legislative process.
It is a milestone in the legislative landscape and should prove to be a significant tool for the advancement of our cause.
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, who is already the longest-serving senator in United States history, is set to cross another milestone of longevity in the legislative branch.
Tunisia is on track toward a major milestone in its transition to democracy, with legislative elections scheduled for October.
After years of playing defense in the states, LGBT advocates could be on the verge of a major milestone: They might get through this state legislative session without a single bill they oppose becoming law.
