Position-Taking versus Policy-Making: The Floor Amending Process in the U.S. Congress

• In Event: Voting and Position Taking in Legislatures

Brief Overview

Scholars have argued the floor amending process is dominated by more extreme members motivated by position-taking. We argue that using data from only amendments that received recorded votes underestimates the value of floor amendments to centrists.

Authors

• Anthony Madonna, University of Georgia

• Jordan McKissick, University of Georgia

• Simon Williamson, University of Georgia