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Edited on 2015-01-29 17:31:20 by DilipKanuga
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Open the **[[http://www.senate.gov/ Senate's website]]** and click the "Legislation & Records" link as follows:
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Open the [[http://www.senate.gov/ Senate's website]] and click the "Legislation & Records" link as follows:

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Edited on 2015-01-29 17:31:05 by DilipKanuga
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======Tracking Congress======----
====Tracking the United States Senate====
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==Tracking Addendum - Tracking the US Senate==

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Edited on 2015-01-29 14:53:30 by DilipKanuga
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- On the Amendment S Amdt. XXXX
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- On the Amendment S.Amdt. XXXX

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Edited on 2012-12-11 15:28:37 by FatimaZahraBelkady
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==Tracking Addendum - Tracking the US Senate==
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==Tracking Addendum - Tracking US Senate==

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Edited on 2012-12-11 15:28:25 by FatimaZahraBelkady
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- On Motion to Suspend Rules and [Pass, Concur, etc.]
- Motion to Suspend Rules [alone]

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Edited on 2012-12-11 15:23:35 by FatimaZahraBelkady
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We **take** the following statuses:
- On Motion to Suspend Rules and [Pass, Concur, etc.]
- On the Resolution of Ratification [Treaties]
- On the Nomination [rarely]
We **do not take** the following statuses:
- Motion to Suspend Rules [alone]
- Motion to Recommit
- Motion to Waive Budgetary Rules
- Motion to Proceed
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We take the following statuses:
- On the Resolution of Ratification (Treaties)
- On the Nomination (rarely)

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Edited on 2012-12-11 15:00:24 by FatimaZahraBelkady
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==Tracking Addendum - Tracking US Senate==
Open the [[http://www.senate.gov/ Senate's website]] and click the "Legislation & Records" link as follows:
We take the following statuses:
- On Passage of the Bill
- On the Cloture Motion
- On the Amendment S.Amdt. XXXX
- Conference Report
- Joint Resolution
- On the Resolution of Ratification (Treaties)
- On the Nomination (rarely)
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==Tracking Addendum - Tracking Congress==
Tracking Congress entails a different procedure than that of state legislatures. That is not to say that you can't locate legislation and votes through Stateline and major media outlets. However, because greater emphasis is placed on Congressional work in the Key Votes Department, the primary Congress tracker should check the House and Senate's website each day to see if any full chamber votes have occurred. If you locate a vote, proceed to search for any press attention.
**Senate**
For the Senate, open the [[http://www.senate.gov/ Senate's website]] and click the "Legislation & Records" link as follows:
**House**
For the House of Representatives, open the [[http://www.house.gov/ House's website]] and listed under the "Find Vote Information" headline will be a link to the roll calls for the current year as follows:
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From the current session's Roll Call page, there is a list recorded votes, commencing with the most recent vote.
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**Searching for Press**
Once you have located new votes that have occurred, check to see if they got any press attention. The best way to do this is to perform a Google news search. Effective search terms can be the bill number (ex: "HR 5710," "S 380"), the shorthand title given to the bill by its authors (ex: "Patriot Act"), or the chamber in which the vote occurred coupled with terms that describe the subject of the bill that was voted on (ex: "house financial regulation," "senate health care," etc.). You can also peruse specific news sources that you think may have information on the Congressional legislation in question, such as Politico, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, etc. If you are able to find any news articles about that particular vote or about the piece of legislation in general, compile them into a press file and bring the vote up at the next selection meeting.

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