Americans With Disabilities Act
Violence Against Women Act
Family Medical Leave Act
Defense of Marriage Act
Head Start
Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide PRevention Act
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
AIDS Prevention Act
Mental Health Parity Act
State Children's Health Insurance Program
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
No Child Left Behind
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Bankruptcy Reform Act
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act
For SOWO 4090 students, this may be your first effort in researching Social Policies. Don't Panic! Your professor has provided you with a grading matrix, and this guide will help you find the information you need.
STEP 1: Finding a Social Policy to Research
| Choosing your Policy Topic | |
| 1. Find a topic or specific law that really interests you | |
| 2. Wikipedia legislation listing by Presidency | "The Presidency of ..." Major Legislation Signed |
| 3. Try to choose a Public Law that has been passed after 1973 | Why? This will increase your ability to research online, rather than through print Congressional publications. |
| 4. Choose a Law that has been passed, rather than a Bill that has been debated/introduced, but not made into law. | Why? It's much easier to find information on Public Laws. |
STEP 2: Doing your background Research on the Policy (where you find the Bill and/or Public Law Number, Sponsor(s), Date and Congress information
| a. Find the Bill Number or Public Law Number | Try: Google, Wikipedia, |
| b. Find the Congressional Sponsor(s) | Try: Google, Wikipedia |
| c. Find which Congress debated/passed the Law | Try: Google, Wikipedia, |
| d. Read an overview of the Law (NOT THE LAW TEXT) |
Try: Google, Wikipedia, |
Congress.GOV
|| What You Can Find on Congress.gov || Bills, Resolutions
Search Bill Text for Current Congress
- About: This feature searches the text of legislation by word/phrase or bill number.
- Coverage: 101st (1989) through current Congress
- Source: Library of Congress
- Access Now: Bill Text Search
