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APSA congressional reform task force report
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APSA Task Force Memorandum: Congress, Technology, and Innovation
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Claire Abernathy, Stockton University; Kevin Esterling, University of California, Riverside; and Marci Harris, POPVOX Reform: Congress, Technology, and Innovation A Report… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: Modernizing congressional capacity
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Lee Drutman, New America (chair); Larry Evans, William and Mary College; Bruce M. Patton, Harvard… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: The Appropriations Process
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Nolan McCarty, Princeton University, chair; Sarah Binder, George Washington University; Josh Chafetz, Cornell University; Meredith… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: The House of Representatives’ work schedule: Issues, and options for reform
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Prof. Jason Roberts, University of North Carolina, chair; Prof. James Curry, University of Utah;… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: Congressional staffing diversity and retention
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Kathryn Pearson, Chair, University of Minnesota ; Casey Burgat, R Street Institute; Menna… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: Floor and committee processes in the House of Representatives: Issues, options for reform, and potential consequences
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Molly E. Reynolds, Senior Fellow; Brookings Institution; E. Scott Adler, University of… Read More
APSA White Papers on Congressional Capacity
Every chair was filled at the American Political Science Association panel discussing congressional capacity. The papers delivered were: Anthony Madonna and Ian Ostrander, “A Congress of Cannibals: The Evolution… Read More
Reminder: Saturday APSA Academic Panel On Congressional Capacity
Lee Drutman and Kevin Kosar, the co-directors of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group, will be on a panel titled “Assessing Congress’ Capacity to Solve Problems.” This will… Read More
Changes to MTR rules remind us that Congress must ‘recommit’ to serving people over party
In one of its first official acts, the 117th U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve the parliamentary rules that will govern lower chamber proceedings for the next two… Read More