Intraparty Cohesion and Legislative Organization in the U.S. House

• In Event: Leadership, Caucus, and Coalition Politics

Brief Overview

I develop a new measure of intraparty homogeneity using House floor speeches (1994–2024) to assess how homogeneity shapes party control over congressional behavior. I find effects on committee membership and amendments, but not roll calls.

Author

• Audrey Sachleben, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill