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by bedhesd 2207 days ago
They are not the source, per se, but they are the deciding entity as to what moves in the process. Legislation cannot move without leadership, which includes committee chairs, majority leader, floor leader, whip, etc. Under a very technical way a discharge petition could be brought to force it out of committee, but ..that's extremely rare[0].

[0.] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition#Uses_since_...