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How to Follow Legislation in the US Congress
The Library of Congress posts information about all
bills and resolutions under consideration by both houses of Congress at
this address: thomas.loc.gov
The
center panel of this page is depicted at left. It is easiest to find
legislation by bill number, such as S4 (for Senate bills) or HR1543 (for
House bills). The bill number will always be given in any communication
from the PAC about pending legislation. But you can also search by bill
title or sponsoring member of Congress.
Once the search runs, click on "Bill Status and Summary" to display a page
containing the following table of links:

Here are links to all of the most useful information about the bill.
Among the most vital is under the link "All Congressional Actions" which
gives the current status of the legislation, such as "Referred to House
Judiciary Committee." Unfortunately, the results of such a search are
temporary - you cannot save nor forward to anyone the links the search
returns, because they expire and become invalid. Instead, you must repeat
the search each time you want to see the information. Another resource
for tracking pending legislation is the congressional schedule and
calendar, available here:
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