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Tracking and Monitoring Legislation
How to Find and Use Congressional Documents
Learn how the pros find and work with congressional documents

Do your staff track legislation? Do they know various methods to monitor the changes in legislation? Do you want them to better utilize your resources and save time in the process?

Send your staff to this course if their work requires that they be able to

Rapidly find and use congressional documents
Effectively research or monitor legislation
Research and analyze legislative history

This training focuses on how to find and use congressional documents quickly and effectively to track, research or monitor legislation or to research and analyze legislative history.

The fastest ways to find and use congressional documents corresponding to each step in the legislative process--in print and online.
Different types and versions of bills, committee and conference reports, and leadership documents are identified.
The Congressional Record--Congress' official account of congressional activity--is demystified.
Our expert faculty share their secrets and tips and show how tracking and monitoring legislation tracks the complexities of how a bill becomes a law.

A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf)

Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda	9:00 Welcome and Introduction 9:10 Overview of Congressional Documents 10:00 Committee Documents 10:30 Legislative Status Documents 11:15 Break 11:30 Leadership Documents 12:15 Conference and Presidential Documents A Working Example: Following a Bill through the Process 1:00 Complete evaluations and conference concludes 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 in pdf format	Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available in Adobe pdf format: Generic 1/2 day program 1/2 day for national corporation As part of 1-day research program "Tracking Regulations, Legislation, and the Law" for a federal agency As part of 1-day program "Understanding Congress, the Legislative Process and Tracking Legislation" for multi-national corporation 1.5 days for national law firm - Tracking and Monitoring the Legislative Process See our Sample Agendas page for more. back to top
Audience Level	Basic knowledge of the legislative process or completion of Understanding Congress or Congress and the Legislative Process recommended. All staff who must follow legislative developments, including staff of companies in regulated industries and all federal agencies, will benefit from this training. back to top
Audience Size	This program is most effective for between 15 and 30 attendees. Don't have enough staff for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public course.
Previous Clients	Variations of this program have been presented for federal agencies and multi-national corporations. Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Faculty	All faculty who teach this course have a minimum of 15 years experience tracking and monitoring legislation. back to top
Rave Reviews	"I can look at documents and have a better understanding of what they mean and how to deal with them. They don't seem so much like Greek." Congressional Researcher, Litton Industries "Picked up lots of new info, also developed new ideas. Lots of new web sites to review." Legislative Research Specialist, USDA "This course provides you with knowledge of resources that help you work more efficiently and effectively." Communications Manager, American Heart Association "I track legislation on a daily basis and this course made the process clear." "Outstanding insight & essential practical advice on how to effectively navigate through the sometimes overwhelming myriad of Congressional documents." Senate Fellow, U.S. Coast Guard See more testimonials about this program. See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Course Materials	Extensive course manual of more than 225 pages, including material from the Congressional Deskbook. back to top
Length and Location	Usually requires 1/2 to 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. back to top
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. We provide 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 cost.
FAQs	See FAQs About Our Custom On-Site Training. back to top
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Related Information	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
Related Custom Training	Advanced Legislative Strategies Congressional Dynamics and the Legislative Process Essential Washington Research Skills: How to Research and Compile Legislative Histories How to Research Regulations and Rulemaking Legal Research for Non-Lawyers Research Skills for the Real World Congress in a Nutshell: Understanding Congress back to top
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online custom program information request. back to top
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Last updated: April 04, 2008