Legislative activity and the 1994 republican takeover: Exploring changing patterns of sponsorship and cosponsorship in the U.S. House

American Politics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-188

  Garand, James C ^a   Burke, Kelly M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Cosponsorship; Legislation; Majority party; Republican Revolution; Sponsorship; U.S. House of Representatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646531467     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X05284415     Document Type: Article

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