the 51st state, you could have h.j. r.e.s. 51. sometimes it gives you better play.eople spend a lot of time on as well in addition to the titles is actually drafting the bill. scores of interest groups around town draft bills and draft amendments to those bills as well. and what you're trying to do in terms of the drafting process is to influence its reference to a committee that is likely to act on it rather than one that may not act on it. and how do you know this information. you know it as a lawmaker or some of your staff who have done private consult fations and know it from the assistance provided by youral jice who are making -- allies about what members are going to be helpful and which are not and which chairman are going to back it, at least hold a hearing and which might not. what you try to do is come up with the correct words, phrases in the legislation that you're drafting so it will go to the committee that you think is going to act on it positively. there are certain people who are engaged in this enterprise and have a big role. one of those is the l