House Rules Committee Law and Legal Definition
House Rules Committee is a powerful committee in the House of Representatives that creates a rule for each bill to be debated on the floor. The rule establishes the time and extent of debate and amendments that can be offered. A debate on a bill is regulated by the House rules committee. It is in charge of determining under what rule bills come to the floor. Strict limitation on the duration of debates is performed by the Committee. It is not charged with only any one specific area of policy. This committee is referred to as ‘an arm of the leadership’ and ‘traffic cop of Congress.’
