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Delegates do, however, have floor privileges, the right to sit on committees and vote with them, and the right to vote on legislation. Under the current House r
by Bluestrike2 7y ago
Delegates do, however, have floor privileges, the right to sit on committees and vote with them, and the right to vote on legislation. Under the current House rules for the 116th Congress, delegates can also vote with the Committee of the Whole,[0] though if theirs is the deciding vote on a measure, a new vote takes place without them. For the past few decades, that privilege--such as it is--gets restored or removed depending on which party controls the House. In spite of their non-voting status, delegates do have at least some power and influence in the House that can be leveraged on behalf of their constituents.
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_the_Whole_(United_States_House_of_Representatives) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_the_Whole_(United...
- stordoff 7y ago> though if theirs is the deciding vote on a measure, a new vote takes place without them Doesn't this mean they effectively can't vote? It seems they can only vote on things that would have passed (or been rejected anyway.