cosponsor

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Recent Examples of cosponsor The committee’s chairwoman, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, was a cosponsor on the bill, called the Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026 But as of Wednesday, the legislation has no cosponsor in the Senate, making its path to becoming law more difficult. Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 Democratic Representative Andrea Salinas of Oregon, a cosponsor of the GRIT Act, shared a theory. Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026 While the legislation has some Democratic cosponsors, House Democratic leaders were urging their members to oppose it. Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cosponsor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosponsor
sponsor
Noun
  • Thompson hopes to bring others on board with the measure, which currently has 50 co-sponsors, including four Democrats.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026
  • Barrera, the San Diego Unified school board president, previously criticized the bill’s sponsors for not including teachers and other educators in the legislative process.
    Lia Russell July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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“Cosponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosponsor. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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