University of Michigan Library Research & Technology Guides - Public Policy Process

Legislative Solution

Question	Secondary Question	Procedure	Types of Sources	Starters
Legislative Solution Legislative Solution	Legislative Process Legislative Process	1. Bill Introduced into House or Senate	H.R./S. or S.J.Res./H.J.Res can become law; H.Res./S.Res. are procedural; H.Con.Res/S.Con.Res express opinion	THOMAS or Congressional Universe*
		2. Committee Referral	Name of Committee	THOMAS (by bill number)
			Committee Members	Current Congress (Juan) Older Committees
			Calendars	Committee Web Site
			Committee Prints	*Congressional Universe and Committee Web Site (Some)**
			CRS Reports	CRS Bibliographies
			Committee Hearings	*Congressional Universe or Hearings Web Sites**
			Committee Markups	Congressional Universe* Testimony, 1988?+* National Journal Markups, 1999+*
			Committee Report	GPO Access or Congressional Universe*
		3. Floor Action	Calendar	Floor Calendars
			Debate	Congressional Record - Paper, 1873+ in stacks: J 11.R - THOMAS - Congressional Universe*
			Roll Call Votes	Clerk of the House Secretary of the Senate Congress Votes Database CQ Weekly Report* CQ Congress Collection*
		4. Procedure Repeated in Second Chamber	IF bill goes from one chamber to another	Bill keeps original number in both houses. Procedures and sources are repeated as above; if passed, goes to President
			IF bills introduced in both houses	Bills traced separately as above; one bill substituted for another under Floor Action; if passed, goes to President
			IF disagreement in versions of bill	Conference committee called; no hearings; committee markup/vote/report; continues with Floor Action; if passed, goes to President
		5. President	IF vetoes, veto message plus goes back to Congress for an override	Vetoes - Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - White House - Statements of Administration Policy Congressional Record for Override Debate - THOMAS - Congressional Universe* Roll Call Votes - Clerk of the House - Secretary of the Senate - CQ Weekly Report* - CQ Congress Collection*
			If pocket vetoes, bill dies	Academic Universe, AllPolitics,CQ
			IF signed, becomes law	See legal sources below
			IF not signed in 10 days and Congress in session, becomes law	See legal sources below
		6. Law Issued	New Laws	THOMAS Congressional Universe*
		6. Law Issued	United States Code	Cornell Congressional Universe*
		7. Regulations Issued by Executive Branch	Federal Register (proposed and new)	GPO Access Congressional Universe*
		7. Regulations Issued by Executive Branch	Code of Federal Regulations	GPO Access Cornell Congressional Universe*
	Who is Influencing Congress?	...	Journal and Newspaper Articles	Proquest, CQ, Academic Universe*
		...	Political Parties	Political Parties House Leadership Senate Leadership
		...	Committee Chairmen	Contacting the Congress Congressional Directories Academic Universe* - Under News/Transcripts/Political
		...	Colleagues	Congressional Record - THOMAS - Congressional Universe* Committee Markups Congressional Universe Inside Washington, 1999+* CQ Congress Collection* Press Releases - Congressional Web Sites - Academic Universe/Transcripts/Political* TV Talk Shows - Academic Universe/Transcripts*
		...	Congressional Hearings For Lobby Group and Executive Branch Testimony	*Congressional Universe and Hearings for Public Access**
		...	Executive Branch	Fed Web Sites President Statements of Administration Policy
		...	Interest Groups	Lobby Groups Political Information, Project Vote Smart State Government Associations Voter Information Service
		...	Campaign Finances	Open Secrets
		...	Public	Congressional Addresses/E-Mail Public Opinion Polls Local Politics -Politics in America* (Paper Only) -Almanac of American Politics* (Paper before 1998)

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