Abstract
Using spatial theory, Shepsle and Weingast argue that the power of congressional standing committees rests on their domination of conference committees. Members of the committees originating legislation dominate conference committee delegations and know that the parent houses must approve or disapprove of conference reports without amendment. This system gives committee members an opportunity to overturn changes in committee bills that were approved on the floor and creates a disincentive for legislators to offer amendments to committee bills in the first place. This conference power is called an ex post veto because it follows floor action.
Keywords
VetoLegislationPolitical sciencePower (physics)LawPublic administrationFirst amendmentPolitics
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- 449-459
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Kenneth A. Shepsle,
Barry R. Weingast
(2008).
The Institutional Foundations of Committee Power.
Cambridge University Press eBooks
, 449-459.
https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511816406.042
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- 10.1017/cbo9780511816406.042