Making laws
hopper
The wooden box at the front of the House chamber where representatives physically drop new bills to introduce them.
In full
In the House, introducing a bill is literal: the sponsor signs it and drops it into the hopper, a mahogany box at the rostrum. Senators introduce measures from the floor or by handing them to a clerk. The hopper is a small piece of procedure that makes a useful point: only members can put legislation in motion.
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