Campaign Contributions and Congressional Sponsorship of Climate Change Policy
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Mikel Norris
Other Mentors
Additional Mentor: Aneilya Barnes, History
Major
Political Science
Minor
Sociology
Presentation Abstract
Campaign contributions are made by political action committees and can often influence whether members of Congress will sponsor bills related to environmental policy. Previous research in this field has discovered a link between the mechanisms of funding and the influence of these contributors on congressional bill sponsorship. This includes a distinct funding method that can be used by a group to strategically channel its' own interest into congressional legislature. This research will attempt to measure the relationship between environmental PAC contributions and climate change bill sponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives. This will be done using a sample from the last twenty years of representatives, as well as public records of campaign contributions. If this link is discovered, it will discern the relationship between the influence of funding on climate change bill sponsorship or if bill sponsorship by a representative influences funding from action committees.
Course
HFA 310
Location
Brittain Hall, Room 101
Start Date
17-4-2019 3:10 PM
End Date
17-4-2019 3:30 PM
Disciplines
Political Science
Recommended Citation
Lavallee, Allison, "Campaign Contributions and Congressional Sponsorship of Climate Change Policy" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 33.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/oral/33
Campaign Contributions and Congressional Sponsorship of Climate Change Policy
Brittain Hall, Room 101
Campaign contributions are made by political action committees and can often influence whether members of Congress will sponsor bills related to environmental policy. Previous research in this field has discovered a link between the mechanisms of funding and the influence of these contributors on congressional bill sponsorship. This includes a distinct funding method that can be used by a group to strategically channel its' own interest into congressional legislature. This research will attempt to measure the relationship between environmental PAC contributions and climate change bill sponsorship in the U.S. House of Representatives. This will be done using a sample from the last twenty years of representatives, as well as public records of campaign contributions. If this link is discovered, it will discern the relationship between the influence of funding on climate change bill sponsorship or if bill sponsorship by a representative influences funding from action committees.