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−	* Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse
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−	* Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to ~~entrepreneurship in the search bar.~~
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−	* For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the bill's overview page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us~~/congress/bills/114/s1137~~
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−	* On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
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−	* If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the related bill.
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−	* On the bill overview page, under the "A Bill/"An Act" tab, there should be an option to view the summary of the bill. Read over the summary and interpret a high level conclusion onto the wikipedia page.
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−	~~On the bill page:~~
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−	~~Title and bill number:~~
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−	~~<title>PATENT Act (S. 1137) - GovTrack.us</title>~~
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−	~~Chance of being enacted:~~
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−	~~<dt>Prognosis:</dt>~~
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−	~~<dd>~~
−	~~<p>36% chance of being enacted</p>~~
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−	~~On the bill text page:~~
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−	~~Summary:~~
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−	~~<p class="official-title">To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes.</p></section>~~

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 * On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
-* If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the similar bill.
+* If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the related bill.
 * On the bill overview page, under the "A Bill/"An Act" tab, there should be an option to view the summary of the bill. Read over the summary and interpret a high level conclusion onto the wikipedia page.

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 * On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
-* If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the similar bill. If two bills have the same title but are not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents.
+* If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the similar bill.
 * On the bill overview page, under the "A Bill/"An Act" tab, there should be an option to view the summary of the bill. Read over the summary and interpret a high level conclusion onto the wikipedia page.

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 * If there is "See Instead" under the prognosis indication, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). Record the prognosis of the similar bill. If two bills have the same title but are not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents.
 * On the bill overview page, under the "A Bill/"An Act" tab, there should be an option to view the summary of the bill. Read over the summary and interpret a high level conclusion onto the wikipedia page.
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 ==Instructional Process==
-*Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse
+* Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse
-*Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to entrepreneurship in the search bar.
+* Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to entrepreneurship in the search bar.
-*For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1137
+* For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the bill's overview page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1137
-On the page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
+* On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
-If there is "See Instead" under prognosis, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). If two bills have the same title but not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents.
+* If there is "See Instead" under prognosis, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). If two bills have the same title but not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents.
-Then we click on the "Read Text" and extract the summary of the bill under "A Bill" / "An Act" title: "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes."
+* Then we click on the "Read Text" and extract the summary of the bill under "A Bill" / "An Act" title: "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes."
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