Legislative Process, Part One

Legislative Research

• Thomas
• GovTrack
• ProQuest Congressional (aka Nexis Congressional)
• CQ Electronic Library
• Other sources
• US Code
• Citing US Code

Bill Drafting

• Types of measures
• Drafting manual
• An example of legislative language: Climate Change Bill
• Senate Legislative Counsel
• House Legislative Counsel

The Name Game




Rules

• House Rules
• Senate Rules

Do They Read The Bills? No.

• The PATRIOT Act.

John Conyers has consistently taken a skeptical view of reading the bills: