According to Article 1 Section 5 of the Constitution : "Each house may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member."
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Article I, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution provides that each chamber of Congress "determine the Rules of its Proceedings." These resulting rules and procedures are spelled out in detailed procedural manuals for each chamber.
The rules must be agreed upon by the House upon convening. This means that each new congress is not bound by the rules and proceedings of a previous congress.
1) They determine when a bill will be released to go to the House for consideration 2) They can determine which, if any, amendments will be in order 3) They determine the length of debate to be allowed.
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no, because the house has representatives based on population, and the senate has an equal number of representatives.
General Assembly may refer to many lawmaking bodies. A bill in the legislative process can originate with a legislator, on his or her own accord, or by request from a constituent or an interest group.
Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address.