Question

congress works through committees

• permanent committees which specialize in a certain area (finance, etc)
• subdivision of standing committee that considers specified matters and

reports back to the full committee

• handle special issues and concerns that are beyond the capacity of a

joint committee -

• work out differences in proposed laws between
• considers all bills reported from committees and

determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the house.
membership on committees
each member is on standing committee
committee chairmen - member who
rule or system - members who have served the longest are usually
selected to be the of the committee
majority party holds the on each standing committee, except
for the house and senate committee which are evenly divided.
how a bill becomes a law
how the idea for a bill begins
from - people request or petition for a law
from (labor laws proposed by labor unions)
from congressional
from
from recommendation of the
types of bills and resolutions

• apply to the whole nation
• only apply to certain persons or places
• have the force of law, usually only deal with unusual or temporary matters

matters concerning either house alone, do not have the and do not require the
presidents signature (usually used for the adoption of a new rule of procedure or amend an existing rule)
senate and house act but do not have the force of law and d
not require the presidents signature (usually used to state a position on some matter like foreign affairs)

• including an that is not likely to pass on its own in another bill tha

kely to pass - sponsors hope it will
ide\ through the legislative process (\ )

Explanation:

The text mentions "House Rules Committee - 'traffic cop' - considers all bills reported from committees and determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House." This directly answers the question about which committee acts as a "traffic cop" for bills.

Answer:

House Rules Committee.