The adjective "introduced" I would use for the bill itself, once it's passed committee review and brought before the full house/chamber.

[PDF] Harkin unveils some details of farm bill proposalFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Another farm bill proposal was put into play recently as Sen. Tom. Harkin, Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, released his working draft of. a farm bill. ...
apacweb.ag.utk.edu/weekpdf/068.pdf

Another option might be "tabled" :-)

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[PDF] Harkin unveils some details of farm bill proposalFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Another farm **bill proposal** was put into play recently as Sen. Tom. Harkin, Chair of the Senate Ag Committee, released his working **draft of. a farm bill**. ...
http://apacweb.ag.utk.edu/weekpdf/068.pdf

proyecto de ley = bill

anteproyecto (de ley) = bill proposal / draft of a bill

A bill is a draft of a law presented to legislature for enactment. Also the law itself. Cf. Merriam Webster Dictionary of Law.

an option....

Read some of the language used in articles about Congressional bills. For example:

In contrast, section 16B as previously proposed as part of OHS Bill 2002, merely
stipulated that that the Officer may issue such a certificate if he or she ...
www.aph.gov.au/Library/pubs/BD/2005-06/06bd018.htm

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or bills previously sponsored:

PDF] Categories of previously proposed relief bills.
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versión en HTML
Page 1. Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Page 6. Page 7. Page 8. Page 9. Page 10.
Page 11. Page 12. Page 13. Page 14. Page 15. Page 16. Page 17. Page 18 ...
legisweb.state.wy.us/2005/ Interim/TaxRelief/Oldbills.pdf - Páginas

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Unlike the bills previously proposed by the FBI, this bill is limited to local
and long distance telephone companies, cellular and PCS providers, ...
lists.elistx.com/archives/ interesting-people/199408/msg00007.html

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PlayStation 2 News - GameSpot's PlayStation 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas news offers the latest details, information, ...
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CongressLink - A Resource for Teachers Providing Information About ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... teachers that provides information about the US Congress -- how it works, ...
The bill submitted by the President was introduced in the House as HR 7152 ...
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Model Congress - [ Traduzca esta página ]
PURPOSE- The purpose of the Model Congress is to research, propose, analyze, ...
will be determined by the range of topics of the bills submitted. ...
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Not only was the budget thicker, but the number of bills submitted by deputies also
... During the congress, deputies extended the heated discussion ofsome ...
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Paraguay - The Legislature - [ Traduzca esta página ]
All bills submitted to the National Congress by the executive are discussed and
... When the National Congress passes one of the bills submitted by the ...
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i would say so