Reply #7: Neither new, nor particularly uncommon, nor unconstititional..

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...per Sarah Binder at The Monkey Cage. But the concept of delegating authority to a committee, commission, or the executive branch—and then guaranteeing chamber votes on the resulting proposals or decisions—has ample precedent. Expedited procedures have been a critical tool for decades when legislators have sought ways to credibly commit to a measure that results from delegated authority. (Steve Smith and I date these statutory limits on debate at least back to 1939).