Turf Wars - How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction - David C. (?) King

Turf Wars - How Congressional Committees Claim Jurisdiction - Bog af David C. (?) King - Paperback

For most bills in American legislature, the issue of turf - or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill - is crucial. This study explains how jurisdictional areas for committees are created and changed in Congress, and dissects the politics of \turf-grabbing\.