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| Michael Rice |
| Subject Librarian |
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Overview
A brief review helps orient us as we prepare our policy review and evaluation. The Constitution gives the president (Executive branch) the power to "recommend...measures...necessary and expedient" to the Congress (Legislative branch). The Constitution also suggests the locus of policy legitimacy lies with the Congress. So if all policy initiatives pass through Congress, that is a good place to focus our attention.
Here are a few important resources for tracking policy, from the most recent policy discussions to a more historical view.
1. CQ Weekly - Provides a summary of the events having taken place in Congress that week. Includes texts of important documents, summary of action on major bills, and the voting record of members. Much of the information later appears in the CQ Almanac.
2. CQ Almanac - Provides analysis of U.S. congressional legislation during the preceding year. Tracks legislation throughout its course in Congress. Coverage begins in 1945.
3. Congress & the Nation - Tracks legislative activity of the four preceding years.
Other Web Resources
•Status of Appropriations Legislation, 1998 - presentLibrary Catalog (selected heading form examples)
United States -- Tax policy
Taxation -- United States -- Legislation
Immigrants - Government Policy - United States
Parental leave - United States
Selected Federal Acts
Energy Policy Act of 2005
National Energy Policy
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Clean Air Act
HR6 Energy Independance & Security Act of 2007
Energy Bill 2009
Afghanistan Policy (2007)
Federal legislation index for child welfare services, 1970 - present
