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Finding Legislation: Using State Capitol Software Module 4, Class 2 A Teaching Module Developed by the Curriculum Task Force of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network

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Finding Legislation: Using State Capitol Software Module 4, Class 2 A Teaching Module Developed by the Curriculum Task Force of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network. What are we looking for?. Bills Statutes Congressional hearings Case law. To locate bills by keyword. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: What are we looking for?

Finding Legislation: Using State Capitol SoftwareModule 4, Class 2

A Teaching Module Developed by the Curriculum Task Force of the

Sloan Work and Family Research Network

Page 2: What are we looking for?

What are we looking for?

Bills Statutes Congressional hearings Case law

Page 3: What are we looking for?

To locate bills by keyword Go to http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp At the bottom of the left-hand navigation

bar, click on State Capitol Click on Bills Click on “Bill Text by Keyword” In the main search box, enter the keyword

that you wish to search for, as well as any other criteria (state, date, etc.)

Click on “Search”

Page 4: What are we looking for?

To locate bills by number Go to http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp In the left-hand navigation bar, click on

State Capitol Click on Bills Click on “Bill text by Bill Number” In the main search box, enter the bill

number, starting with the location of the introduction (i.e., House = HB, Senate = SB) followed by the number

Click on “Search”

Page 5: What are we looking for?

To locate statutes by keyword Go to http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp In the left-hand navigation bar, click on

State Capitol Click on Statutes Click on “Search Statutes by Keyword” In the main search box, enter the keyword

that you wish to search for Click on “Search”

Page 6: What are we looking for?

To locate statutes by number Go to http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp In the left-hand navigation bar, click on

State Capitol Click on Statutes Click on “Search Statutes by Citation” In the main search box, enter the statute

number Click on “Search”

Page 7: What are we looking for?

Results list Your results will be presented to you in

a list

You can sort the list by: State Relevance Date