Legislative Strategy: Shaping Public Policy
Legislative Strategy is a "how-to" book on the creation of public policy through legislative action. Written for scholars, policy makers, and activists, the book focuses on the kinds of strategic and tactical choices that policy advocates face in their attempts to influence Congress and the process of legislation. Legislative Strategy is distinctive in its discussion of the overall political environment in which public policy is crafted, as well as its analysis of how change and manipulation...
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Legislative Strategy is a "how-to" book on the creation of public policy through legislative action. Written for scholars, policy makers, and activists, the book focuses on the kinds of strategic and tactical choices that policy advocates face in their attempts to influence Congress and the process of legislation. Legislative Strategy is distinctive in its discussion of the overall political environment in which public policy is crafted, as well as its analysis of how change and manipulation of rules is part of the process by which policy advocates are able to pass legislation. The authors include an extended treatment of subjects such as the flow of "legislative intelligence"; the strategic timing of bills; and the means by which Senate and House members use filibusters, delays, amendments, and protocol to manipulate legislative outcomes. Booknews A guide for policy advocates and activists to influencing Congress and the legislative process. Outlines the overall political environment and the specific rules and procedures of the two houses, and examines strategies for getting an idea or program passed into law. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceBrief Contents1Constructing a Legislative Campaign1Preparing for Battle1To Have or Not to Have a Bill62Contestants for Power21The Lobbying Community21The Organization of Group Support27Conclusion: The Washington Community373The Legislative Terrain39The Members39Staff45Organization48Conclusion: Thinking about Access564Establishing Influence57The "Inner Club"57The Outsider Strategy70Conclusion: Influence in the Postreform Congress715Legislative Intelligence73The Needs and Capabilities of Individual Members73The Flow of Legislative Intelligence79Sources of Information and Misinformation84Conclusion: Timing the Message926Legislative Parenthood94Conception, Parenthood, and Sponsorship95Timing the Offspring105Conclusion: The Politics of Bill Development1167The Art of Drafting118The Substance of a Bill118The Form of a Bill123The Arsenal of Amendments134Conclusion: The Language of Compromise1398Organizing Support140Contexts of Bargaining140Issue Coalitions145Changing Political Contexts155Conclusion: Establishing a Bargaining Position1589Managing Committee Action159The Hearings: Staging and Performance160Performance at the Hearings170Markup175Conclusion: Taking It to the Floor18010The War on the Floor182Setting the Stage182The Talking187The Voting19211The Road to Law202Resolving Differences between the House and Senate202The President Votes211Conclusion: The Veto Waltz21912Executing the Law221Bureaucratic Sabotage222Congress and the Courts227Social Vetoes234Conclusion: Law and Social Combat23613Reforming the System237The Congressional Contestants238Reforming Congressional Structure240Changing Rules and Procedures242Notes245Author Index277Subject Index283
\ BooknewsA guide for policy advocates and activists to influencing Congress and the legislative process. Outlines the overall political environment and the specific rules and procedures of the two houses, and examines strategies for getting an idea or program passed into law. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
