PSCI 110 - Persuasive Letter Assignment

The first step is to find a bill concerning a topic of your choosing. Think about a topic you are interested in or consider one you have heard mentioned in the news. It can be a topic you know a lot or little about, but regardless of how much information you have going into this assignment make sure you choose a topic that you are interested in and will be willing to learn more about.  

The links below will allow you to find legislation at both the federal and state levels.

Federal Level

• U.S. Senate - Bills, Acts & Laws database

• House of Representatives Bills & Laws database

State Level

• California Legislature - Bills database

If you reside in a state outside of California and wish to use a bill proposed by your state legislature, you can look for bills by entering the name of your state and the words state legislature into a search engine. You should be directed to the website of your state's legislature. You may have to look around for resources on looking up bill information. Each site will be different from the next, 

Here are some examples of different state legislature websites and the search features that each has:

• Montana Legislature - Bill Lookup Information
• Georgia General Assembly - Legislation Search
• Wisconsin State Legislature - Advanced Search