blue slip

noun — 2 senses

blue slip

noun
1

Government, Politics US In the House of Representatives, a rejection slip given to tax and spending bills sent to it by the Senate that did not originate in the House, per the House's interpretation of the Origination Clause.

2

Government, Politics US In the Senate, the slip on which the senators from the state of residence of a federal judicial nominee give an opinion on the nominee.

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