Difference between revisions of "Category:Legislation"

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The purpose of this category is to regularize titles and texts when writing about legislation on the wiki. This category should make it easier to locate and link bills based on specified qualities.
 
The purpose of this category is to regularize titles and texts when writing about legislation on the wiki. This category should make it easier to locate and link bills based on specified qualities.
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Much of the information for these pieces of legislation can be taken directly from https://www.congress.gov/ . Be sure to use correct citations.
  
 
In order to maintain organization, all titles in the Legislation category should use the format:
 
In order to maintain organization, all titles in the Legislation category should use the format:
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In the case that then name is also an acronym, use the acronym. For example:
 
In the case that then name is also an acronym, use the acronym. For example:
 
   114-S1137 PATENT Act
 
   114-S1137 PATENT Act
 
Much of the information for these pieces of legislation can be taken directly from congress.gov. Be sure to use correct citations.
 

Revision as of 12:20, 12 April 2017

This category uses the form Legislation.


The purpose of this category is to regularize titles and texts when writing about legislation on the wiki. This category should make it easier to locate and link bills based on specified qualities.

Much of the information for these pieces of legislation can be taken directly from https://www.congress.gov/ . Be sure to use correct citations.

In order to maintain organization, all titles in the Legislation category should use the format:

 (Congress)###-(HR or S)### Name of Bill

For example:

 112-HR1249 Leahy Smith America Invents Act

In the case that then name is also an acronym, use the acronym. For example:

 114-S1137 PATENT Act

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

Pages in category "Legislation"

The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total.

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