Automatic CRs treat the symptom, not the disease
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Sarah Binder, Brookings Institution and George Washington University Reform: Automatic CRs treat… Read More
Options for increasing congressional capacity on complex regulatory matters
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Philip Wallach, R Street Institute Reform: Options for Increasing Congressional Capacity on… Read More
Shutdowns and their discontents
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Josh Chafetz, Cornell Law School Reform: Shutdowns and their discontents Almost no… Read More
Leadership development in Congress: Background and proposals for reform
Please do not cite without permission of the authors. Executive Summary Both political parties in the U.S. House of Representatives follow several norms and informal practices that contribute to leadership… Read More
Congressional capacity and reform: The role of staff
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Tracy Sulkin, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Reform: Congressional capacity and… Read More
Enhancing expertise and diversity in committees and staffing
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Michele Swers, Professor of Government, Georgetown University Reform: Enhancing Expertise and Diversity in Committees… Read More
Fundraising requirements should not be a part of the chair/committee assignment process
Editor’s note: Over the next several weeks, LegBranch will be posting a series of reform proposal memos by congressional scholars. These proposals will take up a range of topics, including… Read More
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Member Day Hearing
The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress held a Member Day hearing on March 12, 2019. Testimony from the 31 members who appeared before the committee can be viewed… Read More
Rule on start-up funding for Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress approved
On January 29, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), chair of the Committee on House Administration, introduced H. Res. 86, “providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee… Read More
OK, so the House wants to reform itself? Here’s what it should really do.
Early this month, on the opening day of the 116th Congress, something unusual happened: The House of Representatives took a step to reform itself. Legislators approved a package… Read More