A discharge petition is used by the House to
A. make revisions and additions to a bill before it is voted on.
B. get a bill that is stalled in committee onto the floor.
C. amend a bill that has already passed one house but not the other.
D. override a presidential veto.
E. amend a bill in a manner that will make it quite unpopular.
Answer: B
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