Christmas tree bill

In the US Congress, a minor bill that attracts many additional (and often unrelated) amendments attached to it, thus likened to ornaments hung upon a Christmas tree. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. If one really wants to see how corporate interests pervade the political process, one must simply examine the numerous amendments of the so-called Christmas tree bills that crop up each year.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agathe	a-GAHT (French), ah-GAH-tə (German), ah-gah-te (Ancient Greek)	French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
MaËLle	-	French, Breton
Rodrigo	ro-DREE-go (Spanish, Italian), roo-DREE-goo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
Fahim	-	Arabic
Wilmot	-	Medieval English
Erekle	-	Georgian