Abstract
Bill cosponsorship has become an important part of the legislative and electoral process in the modern House of Representatives. Using interviews with congressional members and staff, I explain the role of cosponsorship as a signal to agenda setters and a form of position taking for constituents. Regression analysis confirms that cosponsoring varies with a member's electoral circumstances, institutional position, and state size, but generally members have adapted slowly to the introduction of cosponsorship to the rules and practice of the House.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 225-246 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Legislative Studies Quarterly |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science