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Legislative Cosponsorship

Legislative Cosponsorship is a formal legislative practice in which a member of a deliberative body joins the primary sponsor in introducing, supporting, and advocating for a proposed bill or resolution, thereby signaling shared responsibility and commitment to its consideration and passage.

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65

Authors

44

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Legislative Co-sponsorship

Parents

Publications

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Legislative cosponsorship networks in the US House and Senate

James H. Fowler · Social Networks · 2005 · 334 citations

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Position Taking and Cosponsorship in the U.S. House

Gregory Koger · Legislative Studies Quarterly · 2003 · 296 citations

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Dynamics of Cosponsorship

Daniel P. Kessler, Keith Krehbiel · American Political Science Review · 1996 · 265 citations

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Cosponsoring Legislation in the U. S. Congress

James E. Campbell · Legislative Studies Quarterly · 1982 · 191 citations

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Cosponsorship in the U. S. Congress

Rick K. Wilson, Cheryl D. Young · Legislative Studies Quarterly · 1997 · 179 citations

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Authors

65

  1. JH
    James H. Fowler

    University of California San Diego, United States

    4 publications · 601 citations

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  2. AL
    Amanda L. Traud

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 186 citations

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  3. PJ
    Peter J. Mucha

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 186 citations

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  4. AJ
    A. J. Friend

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    2 publications · 186 citations

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  5. MA
    Mason A. Porter

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 186 citations

    2

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Institutions

44

  1. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    267 citations

  2. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    65 citations

  3. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    186 citations

  4. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    210 citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    415 citations

  6. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    521 citations

  7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    348 citations

  8. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

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Venues

  1. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    8 publications · 945 citations

    8

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  2. Political Analysis

    4 publications · 287 citations

    4

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  3. American Political Science Review

    2 publications · 324 citations

    2

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  4. State Politics & Policy Quarterly

    SPPQ · 2 publications · 42 citations

    2

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  5. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 2 publications · 132 citations

    2

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