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A sponsor in the United States Congress is the first member of the House or Senate to be listed among the potentially numerous lawmakers who introduce a bill for consideration. [1] Committees are occasionally identified as sponsors of legislation as well. A sponsor is also sometimes called a "primary sponsor." [2]
The bill must bear the signature of the member introducing it to verify that the member actually intended to introduce the bill. The member is then called the sponsor of that bill. That member may add the names of other members onto the bill who also support it. These members are called co-sponsors.
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. H.R. 30: January 3, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the former Florida senator, was an original co-sponsor of the bill when it was introduced in November. The bill, called The Restoring Trade Fairness Act, would end ...
The Social Security bill has 63 sponsors in the Senate — a significant tally because 60 votes are needed to pass most legislation in the chamber. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Susan Collins ...
The bill was originally introduced in December 2009, and was last reintroduced to the Senate on September 16, 2015, and passed by the Senate on May 17, 2016, by a voice vote. [3] In the House of Representatives , the bill's lead sponsors were Representative Peter T. King , Republican of New York, and Representative Jerrold Nadler , Democrat of ...
Oct. 27—Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, introduced a bill meant to "standardize and coordinate" administration of ...
Cory Booker is sponsor of a companion bill in the Senate. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed support for H.R. 40. [4] Several of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have expressed their support. [5] In April 2021, the bill cleared committee for the first time in its history, heading to the House floor for markups and a vote.