Paper Topic Selection: International: U.S. Congressional Developments

• ​CQ Magazine (subscription required) contains articles about key U.S. Congressional bills. 
  • TIP: Many bills, such as those dealing with energy, climate change or trade, could be the focus of an international law-oriented article.  Page might load slowly - please be patient. 

(Accessible on campus, in BLS housing, and elsewhere off campus if one has implemented the BLS proxy server instructions.)

• Congressional Research Service Reports analyze hot topics before the U.S. Congress. 
  • TIP: Click tab: Search without entering any search terms to obtain an index of these Reports. 
  • University of North Texas Libraries also offers a searchable archive of Congressional Research Reports. 

• Bloomberg Law subscription database:
  • Home screen top-level tab: News & Analysis > News from Bloomberg Terminal > Latest News > includes stories under heading: Government.

(Current BLS students, faculty and administrators can register here to create Bloomberg Law academic accounts.)

• GovTrack.us tracks activities of the U.S. Congress. 
  • Find a Bill provides a user-friendly search template for Congressional bills.

• Congress.gov is the site at which the U.S. Library of Congress provides Congressional bills and status reports about bills.

• GovInfo is the site at which the U.S. Government Printing office provides Congressional bills, hearings, reports, the daily (M-F) Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.