Washington Research Skills
Learn the research skills every Washington and Hill pro must have.

Programs for every Washington professional.

• Tracking and Monitoring Legislation: How to Find and Use Congressional Documents 
  How to follow legislation from introduction through the legislative process to presidential action.  
  A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf) 

• How to Research Regulations and Rulemaking

• How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories: Searching for Legislative Intent
  Learn how to research, compile and analyze the legislative history of federal laws and statutes.  
  A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf)
  

• Fundamentals of Legal Research 
  Learn how to find and use cases, statutes, rules and regulations.   

If you don't have enough people for a custom, on-site research program, you can still train your staff at our public training courses.

"Real World Research Skills: An Introduction to Factual, International, Judicial, Legislative, and Regulatory Research," by Peggy Garvin "Peggy Garvin is the 'go-to' Washington expert on how to effectively locate, evaluate and leverage information from federal and state government websites." -- Sabrina I. Pacifici, Founder, Editor, Publisher, LLRX.com and Author of the blog on law and technology news, beSpacific.com "It includes important basics - how to think before you begin your research; how to work on unfamiliar topics; what to search and how to evaluate the results - which are not always included in books of this type." -- Kee Malesky, NPR Reference Library

Related pages from TheCapitol.Net:

• Legal Research Start Page

• Recommended Websites: Legislation and Legislatures
  

URLs:  www.TheCapitol.Net/CustomPrograms/essentialresearch.html  

Last updated: April 04, 2008