<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 determines which bill goes to which committee in the house of representatives
who determines which bill goes to which committee in the house of representatives
Congress of the United States
Congress of the United States