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Publication Date: April 2003
Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
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Research Area: Government
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A Senator who introduces a bill or other measure in the Senate is called its sponsor. Senators may together submit a bill, but the first-named Senator is considered the chief sponsor. The others are considered cosponsors. A bill can have only one chief sponsor. For more information on legislative process, see http://www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome.shtml.