Business in the Federal Assembly includes in particular:
- drafts made by its committees or by the Federal Council of legislative enactments of the Federal Assembly;
- parliamentary initiatives and motions of its members, parliamentary groups and committees as well as cantonal initiatives;
- reports from its committees or from the Federal Council;
- nominations for elections and proposals relating to the confirmation of election nominations;
- proposals relating to procedure made by its members, parliamentary groups, committees or by the Federal Council;
- declarations of the councils or of the Federal Council;
- petitions and submissions;
- appeals, applications and objections.