Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he’ll become chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Rules Committee when the new Congress convenes in January.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Thursday he’ll become chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Rules Committee when the new Congress convenes in January.
My understanding is that the Senate Rules committee is lower profile than House Rules because nearly every procedural question in the Senate is settled by unanimous consent.
In the House, the Rules committee decides the floor debate time limits and which amendments are in order on every major legislation. (They do this by passing custom rules for each individual bill).
It’s possible things have changed, or they’re planning some kind of major shift in the normal procedure.