The Senate did not pass a budget resolution in spring of 2024, nor did it enact any of the dozen ...
Source: Bipartisan Policy Center. J.D. Rackey et al., Optimizing the U.S. Congressional Calendar to Boost Legislative Productivity, Bipartisan Policy Center, October ...
Hoover Institution and Sunwater Institute, Revitalizing the House Bipartisan Recommendations on Rules and Process, September 2024. This nonpartisan report recommends various ...
Nolan McCarty et al., Report of the Subcommittee on the Power of the Purse, Princeton Initiative on Reclaiming the Constitutional ...
Mike Gallagher, "How to Salvage Congress," The Atlantic, November 13, 2018. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) penned this essay not quite two ...
Thomas Harvey and Thomas Koenig, "The Case for Filibuster Reform," National Affairs, 2023. The authors write: "The more conservatives support and help ...
A great deal of lawmaking occurs in the form of regulation. This paper observes that Congress has not given itself ...
Kevin R. Kosar, "Reasserting Congress in Regulatory Policy," in Adam J. White, Oren Cass, and Kevin R. Kosar, Unleashing Opportunity: Policy ...
Convergence, a not-for-profit organization, convened various individuals from a range of political and policy perspectives to figure out a new ...
Mark Sobol and Leonard Steinhorn, Congress at a Crossroads: Retiring Members of Congress Tell Us What's Right, What's Wrong–And How ...
J.D. Rackey, "What Is the Status of the Reforms Proposed by the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress?" (Sunwater ...
In 2019, the American Political Science Association (APSA) supported a scholarly effort led by Frances Lee (Princeton), Eric Schickler (UC-Berkeley), ...
The House of Representatives established the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (SCMC) on January 4, 2019. It was ...
Although the US Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, today a number of laws and arrangements have empowered ...
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In this report, six authors comment on various aspects of Congress and offer proposals to improve the House and Senate. ...
Each year, federal agencies produce more regulations. These regulations affect nearly every aspect of our lives, yet are never voted ...
In recent years, various senators and representatives have discussed lifting Congress’ earmark moratorium. The practice of earmarking—or allowing legislators to ...
Often it is assumed that the president should direct foreign affairs. he is the "commander-in-chief" and has the authority to ...
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