In the US why is it possible to tie two things together in one vote in the House, that are completely unrelated to each other?

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How is it possible that foreign aid and a TikTok bill are in the same bill. That to me sounds like having to vote to accept one thing but also another thing that is completely unrelated.

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It’s one way to get a coalition of votes together for items that otherwise might not pass because of congressmen who don’t care strongly about an issue. Some state legislatures don’t allow bills on more than one subject, but it doesn’t result in very different outcomes. They still logroll (trading votes on one bill to get votes on another), it just isn’t refelcted in the bill that comes up for a vote.

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