These words or the initials, BR, follow the name of the introducer of a legislative measure to indicate that the introducer does not necessarily endorse the measure but is introducing it as a courtesy
A phrase (or its initials "br") used when a legislator introduces a bill or resolution as a courtesy to an executive agency or private organization or person who requests sponsorship of the proposed measure, but does not necessarily endorse the measure
Indicates that a legislator is sponsoring for a constituent or group a bill with which he is not in complete agreement
A phrase used when a Senator or Representative introduces a bill at the request of someone else
A phrase used when a senator or representative introduces a bill on behalf of the president, an executive agency, or private individual or organization but does not necessarily endorse the legislation
This phrase, found after the name of a legislator in the sponsor sectionon the top of a printed Bill, indicates that the legislatordoes not endorse the Bill which s/he introduced as the result of the rightof Free Petition (See also Free Petition)
At the request of an executive agency or private person or organization, a Senator or Representative introduces a bill but doesn't necessarily endorse the legislation
A member may add "by request" to his name when introducing a bill, which indicates that the bill has been introduced at the request of a constituent, a governmental agency, or an organization