Simulated Letter to a Member of Congress (1): This letter is to take a side on a bill currently before
Congress. You can research such bills by visiting the Library of Congress home page
(http://thomas.loc.gov). In the section “Legislation in Current Congress,” you can type in keywords in the
“Search Bill Summary & Status” box, or you can view legislation by a bill sponsor. Choose one of these bills
and write a letter to a member of Congress who represent you – either your House representative or one of
your Senators.
You can also go to the following web page to find a billwww.govtrack.us
How to find your Congressional House Representative and/or your Congressional Senator? Please see
below.
Finding your US Representative
https://www.senate.gov/
https://www.house.gov/
http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/index.aspx
Explain in a single-spaced letter of no more than two pages (including the heading and closing) why you
think he or she should support or oppose the bill. You should also describe in your letter some of the
political concepts we have discussed in class when relevant(civil rights civil liberty). Please make sure to
provide the bill number and title in the text of your letter. Your letter should also be properly formatted,
including listing the name and address of the member of Congress you are writing to, as well as the date
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