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Senators as Political Entrepreneurs: Using Bill Sponsorship to Shape Legislative Agendas
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Theory: The interaction of individual legislators with their institutional environment is explored in a study of how and why United States senators use bill sponsorship to help construct their legislative agendas. Hypothesis: A senator's use of bill sponsorship is a function of institutional and political variables including seniority, proximity of reelection, size of state economy, staff size, committee membership and committee positions. Methods: Regression analysis and interviews with Senate legislative staff are used to predict and explain the number of bills senators introduce. Results: Senators are constrained in their use of bill sponsorship by a combination of institutional and political forces. This research suggests that current views of the Senate as a place that lacks structure and predictability in its operations may be overstated.
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- Authors
- Schiller, W. J.
- Venue
- American Journal of Political Science
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1995-02
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 186
- ISSN
- 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2332853227
- Cited by
- 406
- References
- 9
- FWCI
- 35.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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