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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Origin of rules committee¹

First recorded in 1915–20

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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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The Democratic National Convention’s Rules Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to determine the nominating process.

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The DNC rules committee is holding a meeting on Friday morning to discuss the procedures for the virtual roll-call vote.

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“We will not be implementing a rushed virtual voting process,” Leah Daughtry and Tim Walz, chairs of the convention rules committee, wrote, and "no voting will begin before August 1".

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