The Institution's Knowledge: Congressional Staff Experience and Committee Productivity

LEGISLATIVE STUDIES QUARTERLY(2022)

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Congressional staff have often been called the "invisible force" behind members of Congress, earning themselves the title of "unelected lawmakers." In this paper, I explore the link between United States Senate committees' level of productivity and the experience of their staff. Utilizing publicly reported data on Senate staff experience and a new measure of committee productivity I find that a committee's average years of staff experience is a significant predictor of committee legislative effectiveness. I find, however, that greater levels of staff experience only increase committee effectiveness when assessing the experience of senior or high-ranking staff. As non-senior staff experience increases, however, committees become less effective. These findings suggest that when making hiring decisions, Senate chairs and ranking members should prioritize years of experience in their senior staff while foregoing experienced general and administrative staff in order to achieve greater levels of committee productivity.
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congressional staff experience,committee productivity
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