US Legislative Tracking: A How-To-Guide

I'm sure most Canadian law librarians are pretty good at tracking Canadian and provincial legislation as it winds its way through the parliamentary labyrinth.

Less often, we are asked to follow American bills through the (to us) confusing morass of Congressional debates, committee meetings, referrals to sub-sub-committee hearings, and backroom deals.

I found out today through the beSpacific website that the Congressional Research Service has written a handy guide on the topic entitled Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources.

I'll add it to my pile of weekend catch-up reading.