How a European Parliament committee shapes a bill before the floor vote
The ordinary legislative procedure involves work in committee and decisions by both EU lawmakers.
Under the EU's ordinary legislative procedure, the European Parliament and the Council must agree on a legislative text. In Parliament, the responsible committee examines the proposal, considers amendments and prepares a report for the full chamber.
The plenary adopts Parliament's position. The Council can agree to it or take a position of its own, and the procedure has further stages when the two differ. Following the committee and plenary records helps readers see which changes were proposed and which made it into Parliament's position.