noun
related bill; relevant legislation
Used in legal and political contexts to refer to a bill or legislative proposal that is related to a particular topic or another bill.
政府は来週、関連法案を国会に提出する予定だ。
The government plans to submit the related bill to the Diet next week.
この問題については、複数の関連法案が審議されている。
Several related bills are being deliberated on this issue.
Compound of 関連 (かんれん, 'related') and 法案 (ほうあん, 'bill, legislative proposal').