| 词条 | Sponsor (legislative) |
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A sponsor or patron is a person, usually a legislator, who presents a bill or resolution for consideration. Those who support it are known as cosponsors or copatrons. U.S. CongressA 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] It should not be assumed that a bill's sponsor actually drafted it or even read it. The bill may have been drafted by a staff member, by an interest group, or by others.[2] In the Senate, multiple sponsorship of a bill is permitted.[3] In contrast to a sponsor, a "cosponsor" is a senator or representative who adds his or her 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.[3] A cosponsor added later is known as an "additional cosponsor".[3] Some bills have hundreds of cosponsors, [4]when a person goes and sponsors a committee meeting. External links
Footnotes1. ^{{cite web |url=https://hobnobblog.com/2012/04/bills-introduced-bills-referred-congressionalglossary-com/ |title=Bills Introduced / Bills Referred / Sponsor (CongressionalGlossary.com) |website=hobnob blog |publisher=TheCapitol.net |accessdate=3 May 2014}} {{USCongress}}2. ^Sagers. Chris. “A Statute by Any Other (Non-Acronomial) Name Might Smell Less Like S.P.AM., or, The Congress of the United States Grows Increasingly D.U.M.B.”, Cleveland-Marshall Legal Studies Paper No. 08-151 (2008): "bills may also be drafted by constituents or interest groups, by state legislatures ('memorializing' Congress to enact federal laws), by administrative agencies, or by commissions appointed by the president or a cabinet member." 3. ^1 2 3 Johnson, Charles. "How Our Laws Are Made", United States House of Representatives (2003). 4. ^Fitch, Brad. “Media Relations Handbook for Agencies, Associations, Nonprofits, And Congress” (TheCapitol.Net 2004): “Some bills have hundreds of cosponsors, since members can easily add their support to any bill introduced and sometimes do it verbally without notifying staff.” 1 : Terminology of the United States Congress |
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