Committee Members, Rules, and Bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate

• In Event: U.S. Senate: World's Greatest Deliberative Body?

Brief Overview

We investigate bipartisanship in committees in legislatures. Using amending activity in the U.S. Senate, this paper explores the offering, voting, and acceptance patterns for amendments within and across committees.

Authors

• Nicholas Howard, Concordia College at Moorhead

• Mark Owens, The Citadel