Tony Madonna

Broken Record Since the 1920s, the roll call voting record has influenced American politics. Using recorded votes, candidates attack electoral opponents, interest groups attempt to drum up financial or electoral su...

The roll call voting record is used to measure congressional polarization and plays a central role in congressional campaigns. Using data on over 120,000 floor amendments, 2,200 major laws and 2,000+ special rules we examine how it's generated and changed.
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Broken Record Since the 1920s, the roll call voting record has influenced American politics. Using recorded votes, candidates attack electoral opponents, interest groups attempt to drum up financial or electoral su...

Interested in quorum requirements? Chapter 2 includes a number of fun* examples of disappearing quorums from the Continental and Confederation Congresses.

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*Note: Fun is a relative term.

Self-executing rule usage through the 118th Congress via our most recent data.

And while you're there, check out the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 featuring former Rep. Phil Burton during some real Phil Burton stuff.

95th Congress (1977-1979) — The Congress Project

Looking for more information on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977? Check out our prompt sheet on the 95th Congress page here:
www.thecongressproject.com/95th-congress

Spoiler: The floor debate over the foreign assistance act was heavily focused on executive versus legislative authority over appropriating.

If you're looking for background information, floor debate quotes and suggested sources on measures like the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, we'll be updating our prompt sheets and legislative histories all week.
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2001: Sen. Arlen Specter (D/R/Whig-PA) speaking about how the speed and lack of debate over the PATRIOT Act might create interpretation problems at the Supreme Court level. One of those random congressional speeches I end up looking at every year.