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To find bills and amendments currently in front of the United States Congress, go to congress.gov At congress.gov you will find bills and amendments that are either being considered in the house or the senate, or bills and amendments that have already been signed by the president and made law.
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You can use the drop down feature to see the different types of searches you can run on congress.gov, like searching the congressional record, nominations, and treaties.
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We will search current legislation (legislation currently being considered by congress) for �restorative justice.�
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The search results show us that there are several bills and amendments before the house and the senate that mention restorative justice. I will choose Senate Bill 1770. The Youth Promise Act.
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You can see on the search screen that this bill was introduced to the senate in July of 2015.
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I can use the status tracker to see that this bill has only just been introduced, and has not yet left the Judiciary committee that is examining it.
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That means, the bill has not received a vote in the senate, or the house, nor has it gone to the president and become law.
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If you need a refresher on how a bill becomes a law, go to your CRJ101 course guide use the Government Documents and then click on the link on How a BIll Becomes a Law
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I can also see on the search page that the sponsor of the bill is Senator Robert Casey Jr., a democrat from Pennsylvania.
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When I click on the link access the text of the bill, what I can do is select the second tab that says text.
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Senate Bill 1770 provide for �evidence based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention,� including �restorative justice.� Remember to use the CRJ101 Research Guide to find out how to cite current legislation.
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Go to the US Government documents page, and choose the link �Citing US Government Documents in APA.� Choose the drop down for the APA tab, and select Congressional Bills (unenacted).
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