J.D. Rackey

Modernization of Congress

• Monitoring the Implementation of Modernization Recommendations

  • This resource outlines the status of recommendations made by the U.S. House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Last updated 7/24/2024.

• Modernization Witness Database

  • Contains the hearing information, witness information, witness written testimony, hearing reports, and hearing videos for the U.S. House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress during the 116th and 117th Congresses and the Committee on House Administration’s Subcommittee on Modernization during the 118th Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives Witness Database, 1971-2016.

• Data: Proquest Approved Replication Data

• Codebook: Coding System for Congressional Witness Dataset

• Citation: Bell, Lauren C. and John D. Rackey [date retrieved]. U.S. House of Representatives Witness Database, 1971-2016. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/laurencbell/congressional-witness-data.

• Analysis: Rackey, John D., Lauren C. Bell, and Kevin R. Kosar. “House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy.” The Monkey Cage, The Washington Post. January 28, 2022.