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Why is the House Rules Committee so important? What is its function? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use.
 
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__________ decides who shall be recognized to speak on the House floor and rules on points of order (with advice from the parliamentarian), among other responsibilities.
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Explain that he House Rules Committee is the most powerful committee in Congress because it controls the only route to the House floor. There is no similar gatekeeper in the Senate.
2. The committee issues rules, which are tickets to the House floor. This procedure can be used to delay or kill legislation.
3. The House Rules Committee also decides how bills will be debated by the full House membership. A closed rule prevents amendments on the floor, or allows amendments only by members of the committee that reported the bill. An open rule allows debate and amendments on the floor within the parameters set by the House Rules Committee.
4. Closed rules are mostly for tax and spending bills.

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