Who Sponsors the President's Program in the Opposition's House?

Who sponsors the president's program when opposition controls House presents a puzzle because copartisan members arguably lack agenda-setting power and president cannot compel to consider legislation. Attracting their bills is one way presidents hope enact agendas in minority. Doing so allows share or take credit for program. New OMB data about presidents' programs (Kernell et al. 2019) open window these dynamics of divided government between 97th (1981–82) 109th (2005–6) Congress. In contrast near monopolization by copartisans they are control, demonstrate that sponsor most majority. Opposition with committee subcommittee chair status, long tenure, high legislative effectiveness scores (Volden Wiseman 2014) especially likely House.