noun
carrying over a bill to the next Diet session; continued deliberation
A legislative procedure in Japan where a bill under deliberation in a committee is carried over to the next Diet session without being voted on in the current session. The committee continues its examination during the recess.
その法案は継続審査となり、次の国会で再び議論されることになった。
The bill was carried over for continued deliberation and will be discussed again in the next Diet session.
継続審査の手続きにより、委員会は閉会中も審議を続けることができる。
Through the procedure of continued deliberation, the committee can continue its examination even during the recess.