Powers of the Speaker of the House?

[Orwell]

I was looking into the powers of the Speaker of the House lately, and most of what I could find centered on the powers of Thomas B. Reed and Joseph G. Cannon. I was wondering what powers the modern Speaker of the House had compared to those of Reed and Cannon. As far as I know, the Speaker can no longer control committees like Reed and Cannon, but what can the modern speaker do?

[brucejoel99]

The modern Speaker of the House carries out several roles. The Speaker is (obviously) the majority political party's leader in the House, which in & of itself is one of the most powerful jobs in Washington.

In addition, the Speaker controls the order of all institutional business on the House floor. The Speaker is most responsible for the agenda, fundraising, & then whipping votes. The Majority Leader helps the Speaker shape the agenda & with fundraising, & is more hands-on when it comes to whipping votes. The Whip is (obviously) mostly responsible for whipping votes & influencing the agenda based on how many votes can be whipped. All that being said, the Speaker ultimately determines the agendas that the Majority Leader & the Majority Whip have to work with. Specifically, the Speaker has the final say on the agenda, the message on fundraising, & how the votes are gonna be whipped. With regards to vote whipping, the Speaker is the one who determines the coercion methods used: who's gonna suffer what fate if they don't agree to vote for/against a certain bill. The other 2 provide input, but it's almost exclusively up to the Speaker (see: Boehner stripping certain members of certain committee responsibilities in 2012). In this position, the Speaker - as the ultimate leader of the House - plays a key role of negotiator between the House & President & with the Senate, & as the point person for the House's fundamental role in originating & passing legislation, & controlling "the power of the purse" to tax & spend money.

The Speaker can also vote on business as needed as a representative from their district, though tends to only do so when it'd be beneficial in highlighting &/or rallying support for the majority party's agenda.

[Orwell]

The modern Speaker of the House carries out several roles. The Speaker is (obviously) the majority political party's leader in the House, which in & of itself is one of the most powerful jobs in Washington.

In addition, the Speaker controls the order of all institutional business on the House floor. The Speaker is most responsible for the agenda, fundraising, & then whipping votes. The Majority Leader helps the Speaker shape the agenda & with fundraising, & is more hands-on when it comes to whipping votes. The Whip is (obviously) mostly responsible for whipping votes & influencing the agenda based on how many votes can be whipped. All that being said, the Speaker ultimately determines the agendas that the Majority Leader & the Majority Whip have to work with. Specifically, the Speaker has the final say on the agenda, the message on fundraising, & how the votes are gonna be whipped. With regards to vote whipping, the Speaker is the one who determines the coercion methods used: who's gonna suffer what fate if they don't agree to vote for/against a certain bill. The other 2 provide input, but it's almost exclusively up to the Speaker (see: Boehner stripping certain members of certain committee responsibilities in 2012). In this position, the Speaker - as the ultimate leader of the House - plays a key role of negotiator between the House & President & with the Senate, & as the point person for the House's fundamental role in originating & passing legislation, & controlling "the power of the purse" to tax & spend money.

The Speaker can also vote on business as needed as a representative from their district, though tends to only do so when it'd be beneficial in highlighting &/or rallying support for the majority party's agenda.

Can the Speaker appoint members to committees or remove them from their committee assignments?

[brucejoel99]

The modern Speaker of the House carries out several roles. The Speaker is (obviously) the majority political party's leader in the House, which in & of itself is one of the most powerful jobs in Washington.

In addition, the Speaker controls the order of all institutional business on the House floor. The Speaker is most responsible for the agenda, fundraising, & then whipping votes. The Majority Leader helps the Speaker shape the agenda & with fundraising, & is more hands-on when it comes to whipping votes. The Whip is (obviously) mostly responsible for whipping votes & influencing the agenda based on how many votes can be whipped. All that being said, the Speaker ultimately determines the agendas that the Majority Leader & the Majority Whip have to work with. Specifically, the Speaker has the final say on the agenda, the message on fundraising, & how the votes are gonna be whipped. With regards to vote whipping, the Speaker is the one who determines the coercion methods used: who's gonna suffer what fate if they don't agree to vote for/against a certain bill. The other 2 provide input, but it's almost exclusively up to the Speaker (see: Boehner stripping certain members of certain committee responsibilities in 2012). In this position, the Speaker - as the ultimate leader of the House - plays a key role of negotiator between the House & President & with the Senate, & as the point person for the House's fundamental role in originating & passing legislation, & controlling "the power of the purse" to tax & spend money.

The Speaker can also vote on business as needed as a representative from their district, though tends to only do so when it'd be beneficial in highlighting &/or rallying support for the majority party's agenda.

Can the Speaker appoint members to committees or remove them from their committee assignments?