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  • Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: House Legislative Procedures and House Committee Organization: Options for Change in the 112th Congress (November 18, 2010).
  • Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: House Schedule: Recent Practices and Proposed Options (February 2, 2001).
  • Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: House Committee System: Jurisdiction and Referral Reform Options (March 24, 2004).
  • Kevin R. Kosar and Adam Chan: A Case for Stronger Congressional Committees. August 2016.
  • Matthew Green and Doug Harris: Leadership development in Congress. April 24, 2019.
  • James Curry: How centralized or decentralized should power be in the House of Representatives? April 18, 2019.
  • James Curry and Frances Lee, “What is “regular order” worth?” LegBranch. April 4, 2018.
  • Jason Roberts: Motions to Recommit: A brief history and reform options. March 4, 2019.
  • Marian Currinder: Fundraising requirements should not be a part of the chair/committee assignment process. March 27, 2019.
  • Sarah Binder: Automatic CRs treat the symptom, not the disease. April 15, 2019.
  • Josh Chafetz: Shutdowns and their discontents. April 9, 2019.
  • Demand Progress Action co-authored letter: Ten Principles for Reforming the Rules of the House of Representatives. September 12, 2018.
  • Get the House in Order: House Rules Reform Proposals.
  • Daniel Schuman, Demand Progress Action: House Rules Reform Recommendations. September 12, 2018.
  • Daniel Schuman, Demand Progress Action: Legislative Language Proposals for the House Rules. December 5, 2018.

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