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The Legislative Branch
Monitoring Your Elected Representatives
1. Choose a topic that interests you. It could be anything from health care to online privacy.
Your Chosen Topic
2. Find a bill that has been introduced or a law passed within the current or most recent session of congress. It must be from within the past year. Use the keyword or topic search on a legislative tracking site such as:
- congress.gov
- govtrack.us
URL address for your chosen bill:
3. Use the bill or law you researched to answer all the following questions:
- What is the name of the bill or law?
- Which part of Congress did the bill originate from?
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What is the purpose of the bill or law?
- What step(s) of the lawmaking process did the bill go through?
- Which committee(s), if any, were assigned to study the bill? If none were assigned, why
do you think that was the case?
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4. Reflect on the information you found. Write a complete paragraph explaining whether you
support the bill or the law. Include at least two reasons to explain your position.