Buying In or Showing Off? Examining the Link between Floor Amending Opportunities and Bipartisan Coalition Formation in the House, 1905-2018

• In Event: Legislative Cooperation and Compromise

Brief Overview

This paper examines whether allowing the U.S. House minority party more floor amendments results in greater support for the underlying bill.

Authors

• Michael S. Lynch, University of Georgia

• Anthony Madonna, University of Georgia

• Alexandria Putman, University of Georgia