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In contrast to a sponsor, a "cosponsor" is a senator or representative who adds their name as a supporter to the sponsor's bill. An "initial cosponsor" or "original cosponsor" is a senator or representative who was listed as a cosponsor at the time of a bill's introduction, rather than added as a cosponsor later on. [2]
The bill was introduced in the 117th Congress on February 24, 2021, as H. R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The bill was sponsored by Bass and co-sponsored by 199 other Representatives (all Democrats). [33] It passed the House on a nearly-party line vote of 220–212 on March 3, 2021.
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
If brought to the House floor, the Social Security Fairness Act may pass, based on the 327 co-sponsors who are currently behind the proposal. The Senate version of the bill, with 62 co-sponsors ...
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 ...
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 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.
All 12 co-sponsors of Scott's Protect Our Presidents Act are Republicans. ... Torres, the bill's main Democratic co-sponsor, pushed back on Durbin: "He's wrong. Two assassination attempts ...