Civic Engagement

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Committee Oral Testimony: Senate vs House

Master committee testimony: prepare for Senate vs House rules on timing, filings, oaths, concise openings, and Q&A.

Verify Senate floor schedules by matching items to calendars, logging timing and votes, and confirming results with official records.

Floor votes, debate limits, and amendments determine if text changes or only advances; always read the vote question and official records.

Six practical steps to track bills — use Legislate.dev and Congress.gov, set alerts, follow committees, and review weekly.

Always read a bill's text and status together - passage in one chamber doesn't make it law.

Five-step guide to tracking bills on Congress.gov: find bill number, sponsors, text, votes, and final outcome.

Track roll calls, procedural votes, and absences; combine official records, pattern tools, and a simple tracker to see how your rep votes.