Which committee of the U.S. House of Representatives is responsible for determining which bill will come to the floor for discussion?

The Rules Committee or the Committee on Rules is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor of the House for debate and discussion. Unlike most other committees, which are responsible for specific areas of governmental policy, the Rules Committee is directly and solely responsible for determining which bill will come to the floor.

Because bill operations are allowed to proper function, the Rules Committee is one of the most powerful committees, and it is often described as "an arm of the leadership" and the "traffic cop of Congress." Also the Rules Committee works with two main subcommittees, one focusing on legislative and budget matters and the other subcommittee focusing on the internal operations and procedures of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Carole Benner

Then be a writer , Anne Cochrane,

Marilyn Rivero

Pig Benis, McConnell is a senator!

Marie Giles

Same thing my dad said about truck drivers mike wronna,

mike wronna

Pig benis- good point but when has a politician ever represented his/her constituents over private interest donors? Dad always said show me a politician and I'll show you a liar. How do you know a politician is lying- their lips move!

Melissa Brooks

Anne Cochrane, don't be so shallow.... Learn something. Do you have to live on a star to be able to answer a question about it?

Richard S. Levine

Anne Cochrane, Ask African questions & quit whining.

Richard S. Levine

Anne Cochrane, NZ is the not the largest nation on earth. Quit whining & ASK questions.

janhdye

Shoulda gone with my gut!

Cheryl McMeekin

Missed it

Pig Benis

This is not always true. The chinless turtle McConnell stands in the way, not allowing bills that he diagrees with. The moron doesn't get it that his oath is to the Constitution and he works for the people. He is political party over the people.

Jim Hubbard

Ed Taber, further, there isn't a "tax committee". It's called the House Ways and Means Committee. Charles Rangel was the chairman of the committee from 2007-2010. Chairs are filled by the majority party. From 2011 to 2017. three Republicans have been chairs: Dave Camp, Paul Ryan, and (currently, since 2015) Kevin Brady. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Ways_and_Means The "ranking member" can be the most senior member of the minority party (though not always) but that does not outrank the chairman of the committee. Since the Republicans have controlled the House since January 2011, there is no logical way for Charles Rangel to "run the tax committee". That is a fiction created by you.

Jim Hubbard

Ed Taber, Yes, I get the picture and your comment is the perfect example of why the government is screwed up. Rep. Charles Rangel retired on January 3, 2017 (notice your comment was made August 12, 2017). Further, as a Democrat in a House with a Republican majority since 2011, he did not "run" any committee in 2017 or 2016 or 2015. The "government is screwed up" because people like you believe that talking trash on the Internet (especially when there is zero relevance to your comment) out of sheer ignorance is just as good as civic participation and paying attention. To demonstrate how easy it is to find information, here is the webpage for the serving member of New York's 13th District, Congressman Adriano Espaillat. https://espaillat.house.gov/ There are even ways to see which bills are before Congress so you can read the bill for yourself rather than have some talking head "tell" you what is in it, omitting or embellishing when expedient, in order to get you to support the bill or puffed up in self-righteous poutrage if they want you to oppose it. https://www.congress.gov// You're welcome.

Mimi Bach

Love this question....so few citizens know how Congress actually works and what committees do what. This is basic knowledge that everyone should know, but if they don't, they can learn it here!