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September 10, 2012

Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations:…

Filed under: Government,Government Data,Law,Law - Sources,Legal Informatics — Patrick Durusau @ 3:30 pm

Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff

Description quoted at Full Text Reports:

This report is designed to introduce congressional staff to selected governmental and nongovernmental sources that are useful in tracking and obtaining information federal legislation and regulations. It includes governmental sources such as the Legislative Information System (LIS), THOMAS, the Government Printing Office’s Federal Digital System (FDsys), and U.S. Senate and House websites. Nongovernmental or commercial sources include resources such as HeinOnline and the Congressional Quarterly (CQ) websites. It also highlights classes offered by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Library of Congress Law Library.

This report will be updated as new information is available.

Direct link to PDF: Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff

A very useful starting point for research on U.S. federal legislation and regulations, but only a starting point.

Each listed resource merits a user’s guide. And no two of them are exactly the same.

Suggestions for research/topic map exercises based on this listing of resources?

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