LibGuides: Political Science 1 (Nicholson): Find a Bill

Find a Bill

Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Provides access to legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes bills, resolutions, schedules, calendars, committee information, activity in Congress, and more. Previously THOMAS.

GovTrack
Uses freely available data; click More for Trending and Topic Bills. Or Find a Bill by Subject Area. The "secret sauce" results list gives a "prognosis" for passage.

Questions

What is the overall goal of this bill?
Might there be disagreement between liberals and conservatives on this bill? Does it align with a domestic issue found in your assignment? If so, under which issue would each fall? Overall, would this bill be suitable to use for your assignment?
What do you think is the party affiliation of the sponsor for the bill? Why would you guess this?
To find out more about each bill's topic, what terms or phrases do you think would be important to use when searching for news and articles?
Would you anticipate any challenges with researching the subject addressed by this bill?

Some Domestic Issues

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Political Science 1 (Nicholson)