For Committee of the Whole we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Advocacy and Congressional.

Committee Of The Whole (Advocacy)

Membership is composed of all House members sitting as one committee. Any 100 members present on the floor of the chamber to consider legislation comprise a quorum. Any legislation taken up by the Committee of the Whole must have passed through the regular legislative or Appropriations Committee, and have been placed on the calendar. See also:Hour Rule, Quorum

Committee Of The Whole (Congressional)

The working title of what is formally "The Committee of the Whole House (of Representatives) on the State of the Union." The membership is composed of all House members sitting as a committee. Any 100 members present on the floor of the chamber to consider legislation comprise a quorum of the committee. Any legislation taken up by the Committee of the Whole, however, must first have passed through the regular legislative or Appropriations Committee, and have been placed on the calendar.
Technically, the Committee of the Whole considers only bills directly or indirectly appropriating money, authorizing appropriations or involving taxes or charges on the public. Because the Committee of the Whole need number only 100 representatives, a quorum is more readily attained, and legislative business is expedited. Before 1971, members’ positions were not individually recorded on votes taken in Committee of the Whole. (See Teller Vote.)
When the full House resolves itself into the Committee of the Whole, it supplants the Speaker with a "chairman." A measure is debated and amendments may be proposed, with votes on amendments as needed. (See also Five-Minute Rule.) The committee, however, cannot pass a bill. When the committee completes its work on the measure, it dissolves itself by "rising." The Speaker returns and the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole reports to the House that the committee’s work has been completed. At this time members may demand a roll-call vote on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole. The final vote is on passage of the legislation.

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