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Rules Committee
The Rules Committee acts as the traffic officer of the House.
"Rules Committee.." is the most important because after a committee approves a bill, it usually goes to the Rules Committee, which can move it ahead quickly, hold it back, or stop it completely....
How many committee members are on the US house rules committee?
The Rules Committee controls all legislation in the House of Representatives. Since it controls under which rules the bills will appear on the House floor, it is a very powerful committee that is considered to be the arm of leadership.