Source: Niskanen Center
by Soren Dayon & Josiah Watney
“The House Rules Committee has often been called the ‘traffic cop of Congress.’ With only a few exceptions, no bill can make it onto the House floor until the committee has assigned it a rule that will guide the process. Without this committee, the House would be swamped with unfeasible and poorly crafted bills. The mandate to sort through that clutter comes with lots of power: In many cases, the committee will decide how long a bill can be debated on the floor, how many and which amendments can be considered, and even which general House rules are waived for the bill. When the Rules Committee acts more like a roadblock than a traffic cop, however, its power turns problematic.” (01/28/25)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/making-the-rules-of-the-house/