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What specific role does a bill's sponsor play?

A. The sponsor reads the bill to the representatives.
B. The sponsor sends the bill to a standing committee.
C. The sponsor writes the bill and adds amendments.
D. The sponsor introduces and supports the bill.

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Answer: A sponsor or patron is a person, usually a legislator, who presents a bill or resolution to a legislature for consideration. Those who support it are known as cosponsors (sometimes co-sponsors) or copatrons.

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B. The sponsor sends the bill to a standing committee.

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The bill's sponsor sends the bill to the standing committee, this is his role in the legislature of USA. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

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