One-third of the members of each House shall have the right to have a vote by their House on any Bill whether in committee or not.

One-third of the members of each House shall have the right to have a vote by their House on any Bill whether in committee or not.

It is common knowledge that the rules of both the House and the Senate give authority to certain individuals to prevent a Bill from being presented for a vote by the members of either the House or the Senate. In many cases, there are likely sound political reasons for such rule but, in all cases, this rule means that a particular Bill is held in committee and will not be released until somebody else supplies an undesirable quid pro quo. 

In order to put the country’s interest first, it seems appropriate that, if one third of the members of either House determine that a Bill should be voted on by the whole house, regardless of whether the Bill has been reported by the committee, then they can act by this rule to force the Bill from the committee and present it for a vote by their House.