So many services provide electronic access to legislative-information
databases that we cannot describe them all. Here is a brief list of those
that seem most appropriate with contacts for each:
LEGI-SLATE
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Legi-Slate, Inc.
777 North Capitol, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20002
202-898-2300
Updated daily. Available on-line via LEGI-SLATE.
LEGI-SLATE reports federal legislative and regulatory information. It
comprises the following six services: Congressional Service, Federal
Register Service, Bill Text Service, Member Profile and Rating Service,
News Service, Press Briefing Service.
CQ Weekly Report
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Congressional Quarterly Inc.
1414 22nd St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
202-887-6353
Updated weekly. Available on-line via DataTimes as the CQWEEK file.
CQ Weekly Report covers U.S. Congressional and political activity,
including legislation and election news. It reports on legislative
proposals, decisions, and historical backgrounds; interest group lobbying;
and Supreme Court decisions. CQ provides pre-election forecasts,
post-election analysis, candidate and new member profiles, and vote
studies.
Congressional Activities
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Oliphant Washington Services (OWS)
1819 H St., N.W., Suite 330
Washington, DC 20006-3677
202-296-0924
Updated weekly. Available on-line via NewsNet, Inc.
Congressional Activities provides information on upcoming congressional events
related to the environment and the energy industry. It includes a schedule of
hearings, historical background information on scheduled actions, a list of
bills and resolutions introduced, reports files, measures passed, laws enacted,
and Congressional Record references.
Congressional Record Abstracts
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National Standards Association, Inc. (NSA)
1200 Quince Orchard Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
301-590-2300
Updated weekly. Available on-line via DIALOG Information Services, Inc.
Congressional Record Abstracts summarizes the legislative and policy
proceedings reported in the Congressional Record, the official journal of
proceedings of the United States Congress.
Electronic Legislative Search System (ELSS)
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Commerce Clearing House, Inc. (CCH)
4025 W. Peterson Ave.
Chicago, IL 60646
312-583-8500
Updated daily. Available on-line via GE Information Services.
CCH provides a complete, up-to-date history of all legislative activity in
current sessions of all state legislatures and the U.S. Congress.
For information on connect services, search the Tech Info Library under
"DataTimes," "DIALOG," "LEGI-SLATE," and "GE."