Treul, Sarah Ann2009-11-102009-11-102009-06https://hdl.handle.net/11299/54871University of Minnesota. Ph.D. dissertation. June 2009. Major: Political Science. Advisor: Timothy R. Johnson. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 107 pages.Political parties, roll call votes, and agenda formation are some of the prominent areas of research focusing on the U.S. Congress. Much pervious work, however, focuses on the U.S. House. Scholarship is only beginning to turn its attention to the U.S. Senate. The three essays contained within demonstrate the important role that institutions and individuals play in determining the floor's agenda in the U.S. Senate.en-USAmbitionCongressJudiciary CommitteeLegislative AgendasSenatePolitical ScienceThesis or Dissertation