Abstract. We examine the factors that are associated with whether a bill passes the committee stage in the U.S. House of Representatives. Probit results for the 97th and 98th Congresses show that a bill is more likely to pass (1) if the sponsor chairs the committee that considers the bill or a sub-committee of that committee; (2) the higher the number of Democratic cosponsors who sit on the committee; (3) if the bill has bipartisan cosponsorship from members who sit on the committee that considers the bill. However, in the multivariate probit model including the above mentioned variables, other variables previously found to be important, e.g., the total number of cosponsors, whether or not the sponsor sits on the committee that considers th...
The study of committee influence has suffered from several weaknesses, among which are a reliance on...
This study examined the North Dakota legislature\u27s committee system in the 1991 session. Specific...
(print) xiii, 170 p. ; 23 cmList of Illustrations vii -- List of Tables ix -- Preface xi -- Introduc...
Includes bibliographical references.It has been accepted by most authorities that the standing commi...
Models of legislative organization frequently begin with the premise that the committee system serve...
Our research addresses how individual member behavior and institutional variables affect legislative...
Positions of influence over the legislative agenda provide greater opportunities for shaping policy ...
United States legislatures are distinguished by a relatively weak party organization and bipartisan ...
There exists a large body of literature regarding the organization of the United States Congress and...
The role played by legislative committees in parliamentary democracies is a rather underestimated to...
A widely noted empirical regularity of congressional behavior is that standing committees exert disp...
I make three major theoretical moves in this project. I begin by treating the administration and Con...
<p>A U.S. Congressional bill is a textual artifact that must pass through a series of hurdles to bec...
<p>Despite the crucial role that conference committees can play in the legislative process, relative...
A U.S. Congressional bill is a textual artifact that must pass through a series of hurdles to become...
The study of committee influence has suffered from several weaknesses, among which are a reliance on...
This study examined the North Dakota legislature\u27s committee system in the 1991 session. Specific...
(print) xiii, 170 p. ; 23 cmList of Illustrations vii -- List of Tables ix -- Preface xi -- Introduc...
Includes bibliographical references.It has been accepted by most authorities that the standing commi...
Models of legislative organization frequently begin with the premise that the committee system serve...
Our research addresses how individual member behavior and institutional variables affect legislative...
Positions of influence over the legislative agenda provide greater opportunities for shaping policy ...
United States legislatures are distinguished by a relatively weak party organization and bipartisan ...
There exists a large body of literature regarding the organization of the United States Congress and...
The role played by legislative committees in parliamentary democracies is a rather underestimated to...
A widely noted empirical regularity of congressional behavior is that standing committees exert disp...
I make three major theoretical moves in this project. I begin by treating the administration and Con...
<p>A U.S. Congressional bill is a textual artifact that must pass through a series of hurdles to bec...
<p>Despite the crucial role that conference committees can play in the legislative process, relative...
A U.S. Congressional bill is a textual artifact that must pass through a series of hurdles to become...
The study of committee influence has suffered from several weaknesses, among which are a reliance on...
This study examined the North Dakota legislature\u27s committee system in the 1991 session. Specific...
(print) xiii, 170 p. ; 23 cmList of Illustrations vii -- List of Tables ix -- Preface xi -- Introduc...