Intended Consequences
Jurisdictional Reform and Issue Control In the U.S. House of Representatives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329463 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Scott Adler (0009-0005-9304-3900, University of Colorado System), John D Wilkerson, John Wilkerson (University of Washington) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-112 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3162/036298008783743318 |
| OpenAlex | W2042889004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 37 |
The power of congressional committees rests in large part on their ability to set the legislative agenda in particular issue areas. But how do committees acquire their issue jurisdictions? Existing research points to informal committee turf wars— not collective reforms—as the roots of jurisdictional allocations (King 1994, 1997). Yet the House of Representatives has made nearly 150 formal changes to its committees' jurisdictions since 1973. We investigated the effects of one prominent instance of extensive jurisdictional changes, the Bolling‐Hansen reforms of 1975, and found that this body of reforms advanced collective goals of improved policy coordination and enhanced information sharing
Control (management · Economics · House of Representatives · Law and economics · Legislature · Management · Political science · Power (physics · Power sharing · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |