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A lot of what happens in Congress doesn’t always make it onto TV—but it’s important. This week, I wanted to take a moment to explain a key part of the legislative process: the committee markup. A markup is when a committee formally debates, amends, and votes on a bill before it moves to the House floor. During this process, members can offer changes—called amendments—including something called an "Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute" or ANS, which replaces the entire bill with a new version.



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