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| When a bill is reported out of one of the other committees, it does not go straight to the House floor, because the House, unlike the United States Senate, does not have unlimited debate. | |
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| That's the House Rules Committee. Their job is to determine what rule other bills will come to the floor | |
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| It is one of the most powerful committees and is often described as "an arm of the leadership" and as the "traffic cop of Congress." | |
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