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

Sources to identify international law developments.

How Can I Track 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.)

  • Bloomberg Law subscription database:
    • Home screen top-level tab: News & Analysis > News from Bloomberg TerminalLatest 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 keyword search box + links to Congressional bills by subject.
  • 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.