Two-tiered political entrepreneurship and the congressional committee system

Public Choice ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 154 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Martin ◽  
Diana Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Congressional Committee ◽  
Political Entrepreneurship

Political entrepreneurship in new small ventures: the case of IMS

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bengtson ◽  
Amjad Hadjikhani ◽  
Cecilia Pahlberg
Keyword(s):  
Political Entrepreneurship

The Nature of Congressional Committee Jurisdictions

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. King
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Congressional Committee ◽  
Rules Changes ◽  
Formal Rules

Jurisdictions are the defining characteristics of committee systems, and they are central in any discussions about the U. S. Congress; yet we know little about them. Where do committee property rights come from? Are they rigid? Are they flexible? I introduce a distinction between statutory jurisdictions (which are written in the House and Senate Rules) and common law jurisdictions (which emerge through bill referral precedents). Turf is gained through common law advances, not through formal rules changes (like the “reforms” passed by the House in 1946, 1974, and 1980). Jurisdictional change is ongoing and incremental. The analysis draws on an examination of hearings held by the House Commerce Committee from 1947 through 1990.

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