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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.
(Our public course)

This course is for your staff who are tasked with locating, compiling and analyzing legislative histories of federal laws

This program will focus on

The different types of documents (enacted laws, bills and resolutions, floor debates, committee reports and documents) needed to research and compile legislative histories will be explained (the focus will be federal, not state, legislative history research methodologies)
The fastest ways to find and use these documents--in print and online
Our expert faculty will share their secrets and tips.

More Information
Sample Agenda	Audience Level	Course Materials	Fee	Related Training	Related Resources

We can also provide our Portable WiFi Classroom^TM with laptop computers for attendees.

Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda	Introduction and Overview Enacted and Codified Laws Bills and Resolutions Committee Reports Floor Debates Committee Documents and Prints Presidential Documents House and Senate Calendars, Journals, etc. Case Studies - Working Examples Conclusion, questions and evaluations Lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.
Sample Agendas	Our public course See our Sample Agendas page for more.
Audience Level	Basic research skills and basic understanding of the legislative process or Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process.
Audience Size	This program is most effective for between 15 and 35 attendees. Don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public course.
Previous Clients	Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Course Materials	Materials of over 50 pages includes our Legislative History Reference and Research Tools handout.
Length and Location	Usually requires 1 day. This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the world.
Internal Marketing	To help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.
Fee	The fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information. If you don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program, you can still train your staff at our public course.
What is included in the fee?	TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. The program fee includes pre-program development and design, materials for your internal marketing and promotion, all course materials, and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose. Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. We can also provide meeting space, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects program cost.
FAQs	See FAQs About Our Custom On-Site Training.
Payment	Payment methods we accept for custom training include checks and EFT/ACH.
Related Custom Training	Advanced Legislative Strategies Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process Essential Washington Research Skills: Tracking and Monitoring Legislation How to Research Regulations and Rulemaking Legal Research for Non-Lawyers Research Skills for the Real World Drafting Effective Federal Legislation and Amendments Congress in a Nutshell: Understanding Congress
About Us	TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small business, and a Virginia corporation. We are registered with CCR. See our Capability Statement and our About Us page for more details. FEIN: 54-1917701 DUNS: 04-273-5071 CAGE: 1K5S4
Related Resources	Legislative History Reference and Research Tools Congressional Documents Online Internet Resources handout from our Legal Research course Legal Reference and Research Tools Legislation and Legislatures, including national and state and local links Online Regulatory Research Resources Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials Real World Research Skills Statutory Construction and Interpretation, Government Series Capitol Learning Audio Courses: Research Skills ^TM Practical Web Research in a Nutshell Tracking and Monitoring Legislation Researching Federal Legislative Histories: Bills, Resolutions, Committee Hearings, and Committee Reports Researching Federal Legislative Histories: Statutory and Code Research Researching Legislative Histories Statutory Construction: A Primer on How to Read and Understand Statutory Text
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online custom program information request.
Non-Partisan	TheCapitol.Net is a non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty, authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.

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Custom On-Site Training

All custom training from TheCapitol.Net is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.

Public Course

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

Rave Reviews

"I track bills on my job and now can get more involved in tracking the history."

"Very well done. Case studies and examples helpful."

"Speakers are incredibly experienced and authoritative."

"This was definitely a useful course. It will be an excellent resource when I am called upon to do this kind of work."

"Great course ... merging traditional research with up-to-date technological research methods."

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Faculty

This training conference is taught by faculty members who have more than 15 years of experience with legal and legislative research.

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