How to Find a Bill

Active legislation page, providing easily accessible information about legislative issues that are currently pending before the Senate.

Bill Search by number or keyword and bills introduced.

The Library of Congress THOMAS site is the source for federal legislative information. THOMAS provides several options for finding bills, resolutions, and related legislative information. You can search Bill Text, search Bill Summary & Status, search Multiple Congresses and browse Bills & Resolutions.

Congressional bills are legislative proposals from the House of Representatives and Senate within the United States Congress. From the Government Printing Office.

Provides the definitions of Types of Legislation (Bills, Joint Resolutions, Concurrent Resolutions, Simple Resolutions) and the definitions of Common Versions of Bills. From the Government Printing Office.

GPO Access is archive-only. Visit the FDsys-Federal Digital System which provides free online access to official Federal Government publications.

Click on the above link to learn how a bill becomes a law.
http://www.nysenate.gov/How_a-Bill_Becomes_a_Law

Search for legislation on the NYS Assembly's website.
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/

Search for legislation on the NYS Senate Website.
http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation

An excellent tutorial prepared by the NYS Library for finding the legislative history of a NYS law.
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/leghist/.

This nonprofit organization helps search the legislative history of NYS or NYC laws.
http://www.nyls.org/