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Find Bills and Amendments and Who Sponsored Them.

25 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Government

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How to Locate the Bills and Amendments a Member of Congress has Sponsored or Cosponsored in Congress.gov, by Robert Brammer, In Custodia Legis, Law Librarians of Congress

https://bit.ly/2I1mESZ

This looks handy. -CCE

One of the questions we are frequently asked is how to locate a bill or amendment that a member of Congress has sponsored or cosponsored. There are a few ways to do this on Congress.gov.

  1. Visit a member profile page

Locate a member you are interested in and open their member profile page. Next, you can use the filters on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow down your results. For example, if you are only interested in legislation that the member sponsored or cosponsored in the 115th Congress, under “Congress”, click on “115”. You can also use the filters in combination with one another to further narrow down your results.

If you are looking at a member profile page for a current member of Congress, note that you can click “get alerts” at the top, left-hand side of the screen to sign up to receive an email each time that member sponsors or cosponsors legislation.

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LexisNexis® State Net® Offers Free Tool for Legislative and Regulation Research.

06 Thursday Feb 2014

Posted by Celia C. Elwell, RP in Apps, Legal Technology, Legislation, LexisNexis, Regulations, Research

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LexisNexis® State Net® has a new—but very familiar—look (January 2014).

http://tinyurl.com/kv96ssz

Use this powerful tool by LexisNexis® to search and monitor legislative and regulatory activity. You do not need a LexisNexis® subscription to use this tool. Even if this is not an subject that you research regularly, please take a look.

Click on http://tinyurl.com/kv96ssz for the State Net Web Page. See more at: http://tinyurl.com/kkut66t. I recommend watching the short, but informative, video for an overview of how to use and get the most out of this resource. Yes, it also provides an App.

Features of this free service include:

Comprehensive Coverage. Access more than 150,000 legislative and 30,000 regulatory measures as they are considered in the United States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Confidently assess the impact of proposed measures with enriched resources including full bill text, sponsor biographies and links to affected statutes.

Timely Delivery of High-Integrity Data. Rely on accurate content from the United States, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., with fast-changing information reviewed, verified and reported within 24 hours of public availability. More than 50 editors with expertise in the unique procedures, processes, and document formats of the originating states perform rigorous quality control at every major stage.

Results-Oriented Reporting. Track and segment legislation and regulations you care about to produce customized reports that inform critical business decisions. Manage relevant measures along with supporting details and documents. Know when bills or regulations move and receive advance notice of hearings for measures you are tracking.

Highly Targeted Search Tools. Target relevant text and topics using proprietary search tools and hands-on issue screening.

Strategic Communication. Deliver meaningful and relevant information to your stakeholders. Simplify communication on complex issues with seamlessly integrated, State Net hosted Web content. Enable users to craft self-customized reports or generate updates on the fly.

Exceptional Client Service. Benefit from an entire team of professionals who understand your program, objectives and issues. More than 100 State Net service professionals are connected to your goals and committed to your success.

State Net® Mobile. Get up-to-date information on legislative developments and critical State Net® content while you’re on the go. We offer the ability to access, track and share our most important resources from any mobile device.

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