Yes, the procedure I am talking about is practiced in the Bundestag (Federal Assembly) and the 16 Landtage (State Assemblies). And you are also right about the relation between Bundestag and Bundesrat (Federal Council)

But the question is what is the name of the procedure, what does it have to do with a jumping animal, and what does the procedure actually do?

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