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BT

Abbreviation for Bundestag

In short and in plain language

BT stands for the German Bundestag. This is the federal parliament.

Its official papers can be a draft law with the reasons for it.

The reasons show how the lawmakers meant a rule.

Definition
BT stands for the German Bundestag, the federal parliament. A BT-Drucksache is an official Bundestag document, for example a draft law with its explanatory memorandum. Such memoranda show how the legislator intended a provision to be understood.