The bill in committee refers to the stage where a proposed piece of legislation is reviewed, debated, and potentially amended by a smaller group of legislators before it is presented to the larger legislative body. In contrast, the bill on the floor refers to the stage where the entire legislative body debates the bill, considers further amendments, and votes on its passage. The committee stage allows for detailed examination and modification, while the floor stage involves broader discussion and decision-making among all members.
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the bill must go through an extra committee in the house the rules committees The bill must go through an extra committee in the House, the Rules Committee.
The House Rules Committee places the bill on a calendar for floor debate in the House or the Senate.
The bill must go through an extra committee in the House, the Rules Committee.
The Rules Committee
If passed out of the subcomittee, it must still go to the full committee before it can be sent to the floor.
Committee chairpersons decide if a bill will get a hearing or not.
The bill goes to the rules committee as a last step before being voted on in the house floor. The rules committee establishes how a bill will be voted on and any restrictions on how that will happen.
A Standing Committee is a permanent committee that evaluates bill and either kills them or passes them along for further debate. A Select Committee is a temporary congressional committee appointed for a limited purpose.
a bill is referred to Senate Committee