Entering Votes - Amendment Votes
Sponsor(s)
When identifying the sponsor(s) of an amendment remember you're seeking only the sponsor(s) of the individual amendment, and not that of the parent bill. Congress does have cosponsors of amendments, but it's extremely rare for a state to assign cosponsors to amendments. Locating sponsors of amendments varies by state, and its generally different from how they list sponsors of full legislation. Some will clearly list the sponsor next to the link, others will list the sponsor in the amendment text, and others will introduce the sponsor along with the text in the legislative journal. Here are some examples:
- U.S. Congress - S Amdt 4326 to S Amdt 4301 to HR 4213 (Senate Amendment Vote), 2010.
- Arizona - Burges Amdt to SB 1024 (Senate Motion Vote), 2010.
- Louisiana - Amdt 3107 to HB 2925 (Senate Amendment Vote), 2010.
- Missouri - Amdt 4 to HB 2014 (House Amendment Vote), 2010.
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