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How does the house rules committee act as a traffic cop' in the lower house?
Before most bills can reach the floor of the House, they must clear the Rules Committee. Also, the committee decides whether and under what conditions the full House will consider a measure.
In congress screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty of?
I'm not sure if this is right but i was reading my text book,book: Texas edition, Magruder's AMERICAN GOVERNMENT[Chapter 12 Sec. 3, pg 337-338]-Scheduling Floor Debate:Before it goes to the floor for consideration, a bill reported by a standing committee is placed on one of several calendars. A calendar is a schedule of the order in which bills will be taken up on the floor.or-RulesThe Rules Committee plays a critical role in the legislative process of the House. It must grant a rule before most bills can in fact reach the floor. That is, before most measures can be taken from a calendar, the Rules Committee must approve that step and set a time for its appearance on the floor.Most likely, i Think the answer is Rules Committee
One thing a house rules committee does?
In the House of Representatives, the Rules Committee lists the bills on a calendar for debate. This committee can decide to plave the bill ahead of others on the calendar, can limit the amount of time devoted for debate on the bill, and can prohibit the adding of farther amendments to the bill. The powerful Rues Committee can help assure quick passage of a bill or can kill it by placing it so far back on the calendar that it will not reach the House floor before Congress adjourns.
How many votes does a bill need to pass a floor vote?
In the U.S. Senate, 51 votes are needed to pass a bill on the floor. A bill can also pass on a tie vote (50 - 50 or otherwise), as the Vice President will then cast a vote to break the tie. A bill cannot even reach the floor for a vote, however, if it is the subject of a filibuster unless there are 60 votes for cloture (which will allow a floor vote on the bill). In the U.S. House, 218 votes are needed to pass a bill on the floor.
How many seats are needed for a filibuster-proof house?
The filibuster only exists in the senate. There is no such thing in the House of Representatives. However, in the senate 60 signatures are required to reach cloture on an issue and stop a filibuster
