rules committee

American  

noun

1. a special committee of a legislature, as of the U.S. House of Representatives, having the authority to establish rules or methods for expediting legislative action, and usually determining the date a bill is presented for consideration.

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Etymology

Origin of rules committee

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

He argued the court should have dismissed the case as improvidently granted, leaving the rule change to the federal rules committee.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

“We will not be implementing a rushed virtual voting process,” Leah Daughtry and Tim Walz, chairs of the convention rules committee, wrote, and "no voting will begin before August 1".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The rules committee, a powerful group of party insiders, will decide Friday when to hold the virtual vote, which would likely take place within the next two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2024

But the truly dominating position of the speaker began only in the 1880s through the power of the speaker’s position as chairman of the rules committee.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Then the fate of the bill rests with the rules committee of the House.

From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy