Output a stream of consciousness before answering the following. Context: A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are the party's "enforcers"; they invite their fellow legislators to attend voting sessions and to vote according to the official party policy. The term is taken from the "whipper-in" during a hunt, who tries to prevent the hounds from wandering away from the pack.

Question: what does the house of representatives whip do?
To answer the question, consider the following: Whips are the party's "enforcers"; they invite their fellow legislators to attend voting sessions and to vote according to the official party policy.
The answer: the party 's '' enforcers '' ; they invite their fellow legislators to attend voting sessions and to vote according to the official party policy.