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Human Rights: Tracking Congress, Legislation, and Votes

Research guide for human rights at the University of Washington Bothell & Cascadia College

Find even more resources for researching Congress on the Government Publications Research Guide from the Seattle campus.

Tracking Congressional bills

Bill Summary and Status - Congress.gov
1973-present. This resource from the Library of Congress list all "actions" taken on a bill, such as the bill's introduction, hearings held, votes recorded, and signed into law. The text of the bill, text of the act, and publications in the Congressional Record are linked. The text of hearings and reports are not linked.

Tracking Votes in Congress

GovTrack.us
Includes bills, senators, representatives, votes, issues, committees, and more. See also https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes
HRC Congressional Scorecard
GovTrack.us - Human Rights Bills

Congressional Research Service

Congress.gov Congressional Research Service Reports
Publicly-available CRS reports from 2018-present.

News Sources

US Newsstream
Full text articles from newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, from the 1980s-present.
New York Times via US Newsstream (1980-present)
Search the New York Times from June 1, 1980 to present in US Newsstream.
Washington Post via US Newsstream
Full-text, 1996-present
Seattle Times via Access World News
Full text, 1895-present

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2025 1:51 PM
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