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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1409821" data-attributes="member: 5151">If the House rules remain the same or similar to what they have been in the past, then House Members have the option of circulating a petition to discharge a bill from a committee. Its a kind of check against runaway/rogue committees.Any House Member can initiate a discharge petition. If they can get the signatures of two thirds of the House delegation, the bill is forced out of committee and onto the floor.The difficult part about a discharge petition is the politics involved. It can be seen by many as going against the wishes of the Speaker and the rest of the House leadership.</blockquote>