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:I don't know anything specifically, other than these failed pieces of legislation often languish in Congress for years and decades until the Majority Leader picks it up and instructs committee chairmen to do something with it. Thousands of bills are introduced annually, but only a few hundred pass. Members all the time introduce bills of interest only to their constituents, so they can tell their voters, "I introduced a bill bla bla bla" while they hunt for allies with similar bills they can merge or trade votes with (log rolling). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 21:56, June 13, 2023 (EDT)
:I don't know anything specifically, other than these failed pieces of legislation often languish in Congress for years and decades until the Majority Leader picks it up and instructs committee chairmen to do something with it. Thousands of bills are introduced annually, but only a few hundred pass. Members all the time introduce bills of interest only to their constituents, so they can tell their voters, "I introduced a bill bla bla bla" while they hunt for allies with similar bills they can merge or trade votes with (log rolling). [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a chance'']]</sup> 21:56, June 13, 2023 (EDT)
::Hmm, makes sense; too often it's a game of optics and political football. The [[Copeland anti-lynching rider amendments]] might fit into that category, as their passage would've obstructed the main New Deal legislation they were introduced to the addition of. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>Smash Ukrofascism!</sup>]]''''' Wednesday, 22:01, June 13, 2023 (EDT)