Question

A group of Congress members is asked to review an important bill that is scheduled to be debated in the near future. The group engages in a debate over the bill and adds a number of major changes before approving it for a floor debate.

Which congressional group is most likely described in the passage?
A. The Committee of the Whole
B. The House Rules Committee
C. A conference committee
D. The House Ways and Means Committee

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) the Committee of the Whole.

The congressional group that is most likely described in the passage is the Committee of the Whole.

The lower chamber of the United States Congress is the House of Representatives. One of the committees of the House is the Committee of the Whole that considers the bills to be debated in the calendar of debates. This concept of the Whole committee was influenced directly by the British Parliament. The British House of Commons had the opportunity to debate on a specific issue in private and not record the decision.