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Preparing members of congress to make binary decisions on complex policy issues: The 1986 tax reform bill

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Throughout 1985 and 1986, the House Committee on Ways and Means undertook a major revision of the federal income tax law. The product was the landmark Tax Reform Act of 1986. Because of the magnitude of the changes contained in this bill, the committee sought new ways of obtaining and disseminating necessary information. This article discusses the congressional policy-making process, the different kinds of information used in congressional decision making, and some new procedures employed by the committee during House action on the 1986 tax reform legislation.

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  • M. Kenneth Bowler, 1989. "Preparing members of congress to make binary decisions on complex policy issues: The 1986 tax reform bill," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 8(1), pages 35-45.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:8:y:1989:i:1:p:35-45
    DOI: 10.2307/3324422
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