Research Your Idea - GOVT105 - American National Government- Chiano

Support Your Bill

1. Find Your Advocacy Group

Save time on research by finding the existing association working toward enacting or opposing your legislative issue. Its site should provide you with data, statistics and rationale for the bill.
Recommended Google search: topic area + advocacy/opposition + association

ex. marijuana advocacy association or marijuana opposition association

2. Research Previous Legislation

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Content: Legal journals, government documents, foreign and international law materials, legal classics, and world trials.
Useful Feature: the categories and individual collections are searchable to keep your results focused to a specific area.
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Content: Focuses on government and policy reports that solidify the topics in a cultural context.
Useful Feature: Each issue has a timeline of key social and policy milestones related to its movement over time.
Coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
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The Federal Budget by Allen Schick; Felix Lostracco
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780815777267
Publication Date: 2000-06-01
This revised and significantly expanded edition of The Federal Budget concerns the politics and processes of federal budgeting and the policies that emerge from them. It describes how budgeting works at each stage of executive and legislative action--from preparation of the president's budget through the appropriation and expenditure of funds--and assesses the impact of budget rules on policy decisions.

CBO Cost Estimate
This document explains how the CBO prepares cost estimates for legislative action
Congressional Budget Office
Since 1975, CBO has produced independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. Each year, the agency’s economists and budget analysts produce dozens of reports and hundreds of cost estimates for proposed legislation.
CQ Roll Call
CQ Roll Call provides essential intelligence and grassroots advocacy resources to take action.
National Journal
National Journal Group is a premier research and insights company committed to helping organizations effectively navigate Washington.