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Figure 6-2. Average Reported Bills by Policy Area
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Figure 6-6. Linear Trends in Reported Bills by Policy Area
From Chapter 6
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He finds that because party leaders have more control over the legislative agenda, committees have spent more of their time conducting oversight instead. Partisanship alone does not explain this trend; changes in institutional rules and practices that empowered party leaders have created more uncertainty for committees and contributed to a shift in their policy activities. The shift toward oversight at the committee level combined with party leader control over the voting agenda means that many members of Congress are effectively cut out of many of the institution's policy decisions. At a time when many, including Congress itself, are considering changes to modernize the institution and keep up with a stronger executive branch, the findings here suggest that strengthening Congress will require more than running different candidates or providing additional resources.
Fig. 6.1. Average Legislative Hearing Ratios by Policy Area. (Source: Policy Agendas Project Congressional Hearings dataset, compiled by the author.)
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.2. Average Reported Bill Ratios by Policy Area. (Source: Congressional Bills Project, compiled by the author.)
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.3. Trends in Legislative Hearings by Policy Area. Panel A: House Committees. (Source: Policy Agendas Project Congressional Hearings dataset, compiled by the author.)
Fig. 6.3 (cont.), panel B: Senate committees.
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.4. Trends in Reported Bills by Policy Area. Panel A: House committees. (Source: Congressional Bills Project, compiled by the author.)
Fig. 6.4 (cont.), panel B: Senate committees.
Fig. 6.5. Linear Trends in Legislative Hearings by Policy Area. (Source: Policy Agendas Project Congressional Hearings dataset, compiled by the author.)
From Chapter 6
Fig. 6.6. Linear Trends in Reported Bills by Policy Area. (Source: Congressional Bills Project, compiled by the author.)
Fig. 6.7. Categories of Committee vs. Chamber Floor Legislating.
Fig. 6.8. Trends in House Committee Lawmaking vs. the Floor. (Source: Policy Agendas Project, calculated by the author.)
Fig. 6.9. Trends in Senate Committee Lawmaking vs. the Floor. (Source: Policy Agendas Project, calculated by the author.)
Fig. 6.11. Trends in Reported Senate Bills on Government Operations Topics. (Source: Congressional Bills Project, calculated by the author.)