1.Go to the https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?status=28,29,32 for the current Congress.Click on a title of a law that interests you.
2.Create a short summary of the goal of this law in your own words.
3.Use the following following questions to summarize how your legislation got passed:
a.Who introduced the legislation? What party do they belong to?
b.When did it go to Committee? What Committees did it go to? How many Democrats or Republicans are on each Committee? (Check out the Committees link).
c.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.)
d.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)?
e.When did the President sign it?
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