Assignment
Directions
1. Go to the Govtrack us website page for bills that have been made into law for the current Congress. (Note: This is not a government website, you can also go to Congress gov website.
2. Create a summary of the goal of this law in your own words.
3. Use the following following questions to summarize how your legislation got passed:
1. Who introduced the legislation? What party do they belong to?
2. When did it go to Committee? What Committees did it go to? How many Democrats or Republicans are on each Committee?
3. When did it pass the House? If the information is available, how many Democrats and Republicans voted for or against this legislation? How many didn't vote (abstained)? (Check out the House Votes on Passage link on the bill overview page.)
4. When did it pass the Senate? If the information is available, how many Democrats and Republicans voted for or against this legislation? How many didn't vote (abstained)?
5. When did the President sign it?
4. Create a chart or summary of your information. You can use this Legislative Summary Example to help you, although you are welcome to format this information however you would like.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.