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killer amendment: a standalone construct

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killeramendment1 CONSTRUCTKiller amendmentJENKINS · LEGISLATIVE STUDIES

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an amendment that, if adopted, turns enough supporters of a bill against it to defeat the bill on final passage, offered strategically for that purpose.

In legislative studies, killer amendment refers to an amendment that, if adopted, turns enough supporters of a bill against it to defeat the bill on final passage, offered strategically for that purpose. This meaning comes from Jenkins (2003) in The Journal of Politics.[1]

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  1. Jenkins, J. A., & Munger, M. C. (2003). Investigating the Incidence of Killer Amendments in Congress. The Journal of Politics, 65(2), 498-517. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2508.t01-3-00012

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