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 | If you know the number of a bill before the Senate - for example:
then enter the number in the Bill Number box and click on Search. | ||||||
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| If you know the number of a House bill - for example:
then enter the number in the Bill Number box and click on Search. | ||||||
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| If you only know:
then enter the topic, phrase, or word in the Word/Phrase box and click on Search. The search engine should return first a list of bills containing the exact phrase that you entered, ranked in order of relevance. |
Information on bills before the previous Congresses:
Go to the Bill Summary & Status page of Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet at http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d106query.html You can do a search for the current or a previous congress:
 | By a word or phrase that it contains |
| By its subject |
| By the bill/amendment number |
| By the stage that it has reached in the legislative process |
| By its date of introduction into the House or Senate |
| By its Sponsor or cosponsor |
| That is before a House or Senate committee |
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Find the name of, or write to, your federal Senators and House members
Go to http://www.congress.org/, select the Congress radio button, select a state, and click on the GO button beside the state.
An alphabetic list of Representatives' web sites is maintained at http://www.house.gov/ This list also allows a search by Zip code and State. It has a form to send an Email to the your representative.
Go to http://www.senate.gov/, select your state from a pull-down list, and click on Go. You should get a listing of your two senators. Clicking on a senator's name will take you to their home page. They all have an Email link so you can send a letter to their office.
Find data about a federal House committee:
A list of committee web sites is at: http://www.house.gov/ The page has lists of:
| Committee Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Ranking Minority Member, members, schedule, hearings, etc. |
| Subcommittees associated with a given committee. |
| Schedules. |
| Hearings. |
| A description of the jurisdiction of the committee: areas that it deals with. |
| "Hot topics" -- press releases of the committees. |
Find data about a Senate committee:
A list of committee web sites is at: http://www.senate.gov/ The page has lists of Senate standing, special, select and other committees. It also has a list of joint Senate/House committees.
Find data about state legislators, local officials, etc.
Go to http://www.congress.org/, select the State or Local radio button, select a state, and click on the GO button beside the state.
Contact national or local media:
Go to http://www.congress.org/ enter the Zip code, and click on Go. This web site also allows searches:
| For editors and reporters and producers by their last last name. |
| For Newspapers, TV stations, radio stations, etc. |
You can also get a state-wide listing by clicking on the U.S. map.
Copyright � 2000 to 2005 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2000-SEP-18
Latest update: 2005-JUN-11
Author: B.A. Robinson
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