rules committee

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rules committee¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The Democratic National Convention’s Rules Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to determine the nominating process.

From Los Angeles Times

The DNC rules committee is holding a meeting on Friday morning to discuss the procedures for the virtual roll-call vote.

From BBC

“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

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

Another sponsor, House Rules Committee Chairman Destin Hall, told the committee that some have suggested the constitution’s current language “may be a floor up rather than the ceiling of who can vote,” and that “the fear is that some future court could decide that that’s not a limitation on everybody who can vote.”

From Seattle Times