Legal Research: Introduction to Congress.gov and GovTrack.us

This training session is part of Kelley Center series of government information literacy instruction - Unlocking the Power of Government Information.

This short course covers:

  1. Congress.gov: the free official website for U.S. federal legislative information.

    Getting started: about, quick start - find a bill, explore a bill, use search terms and filters, more search tools, follow current Congressional activities, save your searches and get alerts, get committee schedule alerts, read the congressional record, enhancement timeline, coverage Dates for Congress.gov Collections

    More search tools / advanced search

  2. free reputable, nonpartisan databases - GovTrack.us - to do legal research.

    - Congressional districts map, members of Congress page, legislative report cards, bill and resolutions page, advanced search, voting records page, tracker lists, Legislator Misconduct Database, Congressional Procedures/Rules/Norms.

This training is offered by Kelley Center for Government Information. It is free and open to the public.

Contact: jax2@rice.edu

Date/Time
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Location
Fondren Library Basement B43A (Collaboration Space).
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