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The Federal Legislative Process

The Federal Legislative Process. How a bill becomes a law and the publications that are produced in the process. http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-105hr708ih/pdf/BILLS-105hr708ih.pdf. http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-105hhrg44138/pdf/CHRG-105hhrg44138.pdf.

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The Federal Legislative Process

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  1. The Federal Legislative Process How a bill becomes a law andthe publications that are produced in the process

  2. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-105hr708ih/pdf/BILLS-105hr708ih.pdfhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-105hr708ih/pdf/BILLS-105hr708ih.pdf

  3. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-105hhrg44138/pdf/CHRG-105hhrg44138.pdfhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-105hhrg44138/pdf/CHRG-105hhrg44138.pdf

  4. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-105hrpt300/pdf/CRPT-105hrpt300.pdfhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRPT-105hrpt300/pdf/CRPT-105hrpt300.pdf

  5. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-10-21/pdf/CREC-1997-10-21-pt1-PgH8860-2.pdf#page=1http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-10-21/pdf/CREC-1997-10-21-pt1-PgH8860-2.pdf#page=1

  6. There was not a separate Senate Report nor a Conference Report for this bill. It was considered in the Senate and passed, as recorded in the Congressional Record. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1997-11-04/pdf/CREC-1997-11-04-pt1-PgS11706-3.pdf#page=1

  7. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ81/pdf/PLAW-105publ81.pdfhttp://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-105publ81/pdf/PLAW-105publ81.pdf

  8. Locating the Legislative Historyof a Bill

  9. 1973-74 (93rd Congress) – present (Present Congress is 112th) Listed in Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:H.R.708:

  10. 1975 – present Listed at the end of the Public Law in the U.S. Statutes at Large

  11. 1873 – present The bound edition of "Congressional Record Index", particularly its accompanying "History of Bills and Resolutions". The index and history of House and Senate bills has been produced for each congressional session since the Congressional Record began in 1873. The bound edition is only available through Hein Online, Proquest Congressional or in paper at WSL

  12. Summary Sheet for the Legislative History of a Bill Bill Number _________H.R. 708____________________________(Remember to note which Chamber) Hearing Date(s) _July 22, 1997__________________________________________________________ Report Number (House) _____House Report 105-300_____________________________________ Report Number (Senate) ____NA___________________________________________________ Report Number (Conference) __NA_________________________________________________ Congressional Record Debate Page Numbers: Public Law Number ______105-81_________________ Statute Number ________111 STAT 1537______________

  13. Summary Sheet for the Legislative History of a Bill Bill Number _____________________________________(Remember to note which Chamber) Hearing Number ________________________________________________________________ Report Number (House) __________________________________________________________ Report Number (Senate) _________________________________________________________ Report Number (Conference) _____________________________________________________ Congressional Record Debate Page Numbers ________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Public Law Number _____________________________________________________________ Statute Number ________________________________________________________________

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