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Finding Facts, Reviews, and More
Researching U.S. Federal Legislation
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Companion Sources for all Steps
Congressional activity doesn't take place in a vacuum. For the legal, political and social context surrounding a bill, one must also check journals and newspapers for analysis of issues at stake, especially issues that may not be explicitly addressed in the bill itself. There's also the perspective of the Executive branch to consider. Some of the most frequently chosen sources are listed below
Resulting Publications and Locations:
Sources in italics are available only to students, faculty, and staff of the U of M unless accessing from a U of M campus library.
Executive Branch Perspective
News & Commentary
Related Publications
- Resume of Congressional Activity 91st-present Congress
The résumé of legislative data includes, for each Congress, such measures as bills enacted into law; total number of measures introduced, passed, and reported; number of conference reports; quorum calls; yea-and-nay and recorded votes; bills vetoed, and vetoes overridden.
- Thomas - Frequently Asked Questions
Questions answered include finding pre-1989 legislation, finding the latest version of a bill and finding the current law of the land.
- Table of Congressional Volumes and Presidential Issuances
This table relates all the major congressional publications together so that you can see at a glance which volumes of the Congressional Record, Statutes at Large, and so forth go with which Congresses, Administrations and calendar years.
Detailed Explanations of the Legislative Process
From the LexisNexis Congressional Help Page
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