In lawmaking, a majority party in the United States House of Representatives has an advantage. This advantage allows that party to hold the majority of the committee chairs and set the agenda for the house's meetings. Furthermore, they commonly control the debates. This is a great advantage over the minority chairs and allows for the majority party to speedily pass their parties bills and exercise and overall advantage over the minority parties.
When it comes to procedures and rules, the house of representatives tends to be more formal whereas the Senate is less. The House has more members and exercises a more formal setting as a means of control and organization. Another difference between the House and Senate is that a filibuster has affected in the Senate whereas it does not in the house.
Even though the house may pass a bill, the senate can kill that bill with a filibuster. Even though the Senate may pass a bill, The House rules committee can hinder passage of that bill in the house. These are a few of the checks and balances which have been employed between the two houses to assure that no house becomes overly powerful.
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