LLA Legislation Committee Web page

 

Finding the law:

 

Louisiana Legislature

Find the status of Louisiana legislation on this page. Find out who your state and federal lawmakers are by scrolling to the bottom of the main page to “Your Louisiana legislators”. Click on “Who are your state Senators and Representatives? Find Out!

 

To follow live House floor action go to http://house.louisiana.gov/.  In the box at the top of the page, find the current date and click on scheduled.  This will take you to House Video Webcast Live.  To view past House chamber or committee action, go to the same page and click on Video Archives.  Choose from the dates provided.  You must have RealPlayer software to view.

 

Supreme Court of the United States

Official Supreme Court web site, with limited access to opinions and docketing information.

 

Cornell’s Legal Information Institute

“Unofficial” source for U.S. Supreme Court court opinions and federal laws.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Web

Source for status and content of current and past federal legislation, committee reports, etc.

 

Regulations.gov

U.S. Government web site where you can find, review, and submit comments on federal administrative documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.  

 

Firstgov

Use this source to search hard to find federal and state governmental web sites, including the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.

 

GPO Access

The Government Printing Office (GPO) produces, procures, and disseminates printed and electronic publications of the Congress as well as the executive departments and units of the federal government.  Official versions of the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and United States Code are found here.  This site also contains the online Catalog of Sales Publications, where you can buy government information products.

 

United States House of Representatives

Official web site of the House.

 

United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

A permanent, independent agency of the federal government charged with advising the executive and legislative branches and other public and private organizations on national library and information policies and plans.


United States Senate

Official web site of the Senate


White House

Official web site of the Executive.

 

 

 

Library Association Advocacy Web Pages

 

            American Library Association Washington Office Issues & Advocacy page

             

            ACRL Washington Watch

 

            American Association of School Librarians Issues & Advocacy page

 

            Public Library Association Issues & Advocacy page

 

American Association of Law Libraries

 

Association of Research Libraries: Federal Relations and Information Policy

 

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)

 

Medical Library Association Governmental Relations page

 

Special Library Association

 

 

 

Other organizations of interest

 

Alliance Library System

Web site of ALS, a partnership of nearly 300 academic, public, school district, and special/corporate library members.  ALS’ mission is to encourage and facilitate interlibrary communication, education, and resource sharing within its diverse multi-type library membership.

 

American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana

Louisiana chapter, an autonomous Louisiana nonprofit corporation, which operates as a state chartered Affiliate of the National ACLU and works to promote the principles of and within the policies of the national organization.

 

ARMA International: Legislative and Regulatory Activities

ARMA International is a not-for-profit association of information management professionals in the US, Canada, and over 30 other nations. Members include records and information managers, archivists, corporate librarians, imaging specialists, legal professionals, knowledge managers, consultants, and educators.

 

Coalition for Networked Information

Sponsored by ARL and Educause, CNI addresses a broad array of issues related to the development and use of networked information in the research and education communities.

Congress.Org

Congress.org is a service of Capitol Advantage, a private, non-partisan company that specializes in facilitating civic participation.


Educause: Policy Initiatives

A source for information and advice on policy issues of information technology for higher education.

 

Electronic Frontier Foundation

EFF is a “donor-supported membership organization working to protect our fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties.”


LIS News: Library and Information Science News

A collaborative weblog devoted to current events and news in the world of library and information science.

 

Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana

An independent private, nonprofit research organization supported through tax-deductible membership contributions. PAR does not lobby, but it does offer solutions to critical public issues in Louisiana through objective research.  PAR acts as a de facto government watchdog by focusing public attention on those issues.

 

 

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