Legislative Institutions / Legislative Institutions

Andrew O Ballard, American University

Adding the Magic Words: The Importance of Legal Detail in Successful Legislation - Matthew J. Denny, Georgetown University

Congressional Bill Text as Data: Estimating and Scaling an Immigration Policy Space in the Presence of Unstable Left-Right Party Coalitions - Lauren M. Rowlands, Temple University

Party, Gender, and Speech: Analyzing Language to Measure Gender and Partisan Polarization - Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

The Effect of Gender, Party and Seniority on Interruptions at Congressional Hearings - Michael G. Miller, Barnard College; Joseph L. Sutherland, Columbia University in the City of New York

Unorthodox Lawmaking and Legislator Productivity: The LawProM Bill Text Reuse Measure - Jessica Robinson Preece, Brigham Young University-Provo; Mandi Eatough, University of Michigan; Michael J. Barber, Brigham Young University-Provo

Kelsey Shoub, University of South Carolina

Alexander C. Furnas, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor