LLA Legislation Committee Web page
Finding the law:
Find the status
of
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.
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.
Use this source to search hard to find federal
and state governmental web sites, including the
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.
Official web site of the Senate
Official web site of the Executive.
Library Association Advocacy Web Pages
American Library Association Washington Office Issues & Advocacy page
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
Other organizations of
interest
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
ARMA International: Legislative and Regulatory Activities
ARMA International is a not-for-profit association of information
management professionals in the
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 is a service of Capitol
Advantage, a private, non-partisan
company that specializes in facilitating civic participation.
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
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