Comparing Modern Congresses: Can Productivity Be Measured?

dc.contributor.authorStraus, Jacob
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-18T00:48:39Z
dc.date.available2023-02-18T00:48:39Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractHistorically, scholars, the media, and even Members of Congress have attempted to compare the productivity of one Congress against another, often using a variety of methods. This report examines the three most common methods—legislation introduced, public laws enacted, and landmark legislation—which each demonstrate a different assessment of congressional activity over a 2-year period. The result of this analysis shows that the three metrics, when used alone, may fail to account for the complexity inherent in developing policy in the American system.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-113SPRT89394/pdf/CPRT-113SPRT89394.pdfen_US
dc.format.extent490 pagesen_US
dc.genrebook chaptersen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2vvol-hz8x
dc.identifier.citationStraus, Jacob. "Comparing Modern Congresses: Can Productivity Be Measured?" THE EVOLVING CONGRESS 113th Congress 2 (December 2014): 217-244. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CPRT-113SPRT89394/pdf/CPRT-113SPRT89394.pdf.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/26833
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCRSen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Political Science
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis is a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.en_US
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dc.titleComparing Modern Congresses: Can Productivity Be Measured?en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1645-0914en_US

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