Making laws
engrossed bill
The official, final text of a measure as passed by one chamber, certified before it is sent to the other chamber.
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After a chamber passes a measure with whatever amendments it adopted, the final text is 'engrossed', formally certified as that chamber's product. The engrossed bill is what travels to the second chamber, which may pass it, amend it, or ignore it.
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