How Modernizing Congress Would Heal Dysfunction

Some important and exciting bipartisan work has been happening behind the scenes on Capitol Hill to strengthen Congress and alleviate the dysfunction.

Opinion | These radically simple changes helped lawmakers ...

We hear a lot about the shocking dysfunction in Congress. By my count ... “If all of Congress could operate the way that the modernization ...

Modernization Ideas Continued to Spread in the 118th Congress

Standing committees should explore ways to change how they operate to help close the perception gap between the real efforts underway to improve ...

To Modernize Congress, Strengthen its Ability to Deliberate

The long-term health of Congress depends on reforming the ... In this view, modernization would serve to enhance the power and functioning of Congress ...

How Congress Gets Its Groove Back - The American Prospect

The Supreme Court's recent rulings will change how Congress writes laws. It may even force the legislative branch to take a hard look at its own dysfunctions.

Fixing Congress: Operations Improve, Bipartisanship and Civility ...

For instance, committees could hold bipartisan agenda setting retreats, host nonpartisan pre-hearing briefings, and conduct more domestic policy ...

How dysfunction has defined the House | PBS News

... party lines and within its Republican majority. Lisa Desjardins reports on what's made this Congress one of history's most dysfunctional.

Modernization Committee Extension an Important Step ... - BPC Action

In the midst of impeachment and deep political division, the Modernization Committee should give us “optimism for the ability of the Legislative Branch to ...

Why Congress needs to be revitalized, with Philip Wallach

How did Congress get so dysfunctional — and unpopular? Why did it ... Modernization of Congress in 2019. His inside view of ...

Issue One on X: "Congress is the least trusted government institution ...

and Joshua Manuel Bonet explain why "the bipartisan modernization movement ... How Modernizing Congress Would Heal Dysfunction · From ...

OK, so the House wants to reform itself? Here's what it should really ...

To change that, the modernization committee should propose parliamentary procedures that empower committee chairmen to take bills directly to ...

A Functional Congress Shouldn't Be Shocking

Lawmakers can build on the success of recent congressional modernization efforts to improve their regulation of science and technology.

Can Congress fix itself? - Vox

The most obvious recommendation the committee could make would be to give Congress its brain back: to invest in real knowledge and expertise, in ...

Modernizing congressional tech will require old fashioned ...

The House of Representatives faces a unique organizational challenge, especially with respect to technology decisions, due to the ...

They tried to modernize Congress. Now time is running out - Roll Call

One solution to keep the torch for change burning might be to create a subcommittee in a standing committee like House Administration, said ...

Modernize Congress to Make It Work for the People - Derek Kilmer

According to good government groups like the Bipartisan Policy Center, these reforms would be an important step in helping to make Congress more ...

Solving Congressional Dysfunction? There's A Bill For That.

Solving Congressional Dysfunction? There's A Bill For That. · Rewarding members for legislative efforts — not just partisan loyalty — and not ...

What would heal Congress? - LegBranch

For those who diagnose legislative marginalization (sometimes self-imposed) as a major cause of congressional dysfunction, reforms must bring ...

BPC Action Applauds New Modernization Committee ...

It is no secret that most Americans—and many members of Congress—are frustrated with political dysfunction; at the same time, the majority of the public ...

One way to modernize Congress is a throwback ? more pay for staff ...

... dysfunction that you've seen on budget and appropriations matters,” Kilmer said. Advertisement. They believe that if members of Congress could ...