Examining Sponsorship and Cosponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1973-2002

The purpose of this paper is to uncover the effects of background characteristics on members of Congress' legislative activity. I intend to measure legislative activity using the total number of bills sponsored and cosponsored during each Congress. Beginning in 1973, this original dataset inclu...

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Main Author: Burke, Kelly Marie
Other Authors: James C. Garand
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04142005-161537/