RULES COMMITTEE Definition & Meaning

rules committee

noun

a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of rules committee¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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He argued the court should have dismissed the case as improvidently granted, leaving the rule change to the federal rules committee.

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This is a particular cause for Freedom Caucus member Rep. Chip Roy, also a member of the Rules Committee, through which the bill would have to pass before it gets to the House floor.

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Johnson has said that the bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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It is unclear whether Johnson struck a deal with Self and Norman, though their Freedom Caucus has requested a prominent position on the House Rules Committee for Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, in addition to commitments to slash government spending.

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But obviously this turned out to be a more controversial measure than expected, so this time around it will be considered in normal order, per Rules Committee guidelines.

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Rules rules of order

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