Making laws
floor amendment
A proposed change to a measure offered during floor debate rather than in committee.
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Amendments can rewrite a measure at almost any stage. In the House, the Rules Committee decides which floor amendments are even in order for a given bill. In the Senate, amendments flow more freely and need not be germane, so a single bill's floor debate can become a vehicle for a dozen unrelated fights.
Also written as: floor amendments
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