Nonlegislative Debate in the U.S. House of Representatives

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ID7626850
AuthorsMichael S Rocca (0000-0002-2765-0260, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume35
Issue4
Pages489-505
Publication date2007-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Politics Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-673X • E-ISSN: 1552-3373
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1532673x07300233
OpenAlexW2058698753
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited23

To date, most empirical analyses of position taking in Congress have focused on roll call voting, where members of Congress (MCs) regularly cast votes, thereby regularly taking positions. Left largely unstudied has been position taking outside the domain of roll call voting. This article takes a closer look at who utilizes one popular non–roll call forum in the House of Representatives—nonlegislative debate (NLD)—and why. The analysis expands on extant research by examining multiple Congresses (101st to 106th), both types of NLD (1-minute speeches and special-order addresses), and determinants not explicitly accounted for in previous research. Among other things, I argue that institutional variation across the NLD forums leads to important differences in participation. The results show that more individualistic, institutionally disadvantaged MCs tend to favor 1-minute speeches, whereas those in the parties' mainstream frequent the special-order period

Disadvantaged · Economics · Extant taxon · House of Representatives · Individualism · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Roll call · Sociology · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Media and Politics

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