Constitución en Inglés

111 Corte Constitucional de Colombia ARTICLE 161 ARTICLE 162 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. When there are differences between the houses concerning a bill, they shall form conciliation committees composed of an equal number of senators and representatives, who shall meet in joint sessions. If they are unable to reach a consensus concerning a compromise text, they shall decide by majority. At least one day after publication of the compromise text, it shall be submitted for discussion and approval by each house in plenary session. If following the repetition of the second reading the differences persist, the bill shall be considered as having been defeated. If a legislative bill has not yet received a final vote in one legislative term yet has been debated at least once in either chamber, it shall continue its course in the following term from its present stage. No bill may be considered in more than two legislative terms. The President of the Republic may solicit the expedited processing of any legislative bill. In such a case, the respective house shall take a decision on the matter within thirty days. Even within this deadline, the demand to expedite the process may be repeated at all constitutional stages of the bill. Should the President insist on the need to speed up the process, the bill shall have priority in the day’s agenda, excluding consideration of any other matter until the appropriate house or committee reaches a decision about it. ARTICLE 163