<P> The United States Constitution provides that each `` House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings , '' therefore each Congress of the United States , upon convening , approves its own governing rules of procedure . This clause has been interpreted by the courts to mean that a new Congress is not bound by the rules of proceedings of the previous Congress . </P>
<P> The United States Constitution provides that each `` House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings , '' therefore each Congress of the United States , upon convening , approves its own governing rules of procedure . This clause has been interpreted by the courts to mean that a new Congress is not bound by the rules of proceedings of the previous Congress . </P>
who controls debate in the house of representatives
who controls debate in the house of representatives
Congress of the United States
Congress of the United States