Go to the Govtrack.us website page for bills that have been made into law for the current Congress. Click on a title of a law that interests you.
Create a summary of the goal of this law in your own words (about 600 to 800 words).
Use the following following questions to summarize how your legislation got passed:
Who introduced the legislation? What party do they belong to?
When did it go to Committee? What Committees did it go to? How many Democrats or Republicans are on each Committee?
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.)
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)?
When did the President sign it?
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.