What Happens If a Rule, Sent to the Floor by the House

question 53

Multiple Choice

What happens if a rule, sent to the floor by the House Rules Committee, is defeated on the floor?

• A) It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and can be taken up again at the discretion of the Rules Committee
• B) It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and cannot be taken up again until the next Congress
• C) It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and it can only be taken up again with 2/3 support of the House
• D) The bill it was directing debate on dies unless the Speaker of the House immediately raises a point of order

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