Library Guides: Sociology & Social Work: Policy

Policy History and Background

Crime and Social Policy
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Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Call Number: Available online

Provides information about the history of social welfare in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (Green Book)
Describes major social welfare programs in detail; listing related legislation and finances. Provided by the Committee on Ways and Means within the House of Representatives. The last Green Book was produced in 2018.

Congress.gov
Legislative information provided by the Library of Congress. Try the House or Senate Sponsors and Cosponsors list or "Introduced" list to browse bills and resolutions. The Congressional Record Daily Digest lists congressional activity for each day.

ProQuest Congressional
U.S. congressional reports, hearings, bills, etc., & biographical, financial and voting information on congressional members. Congress in Context reports for a given Congress are an overview of the major congressional legislation, as well as world events, Supreme Court decisions, and economic trends.

C-SPAN: Congressional Chronicle
Video archive of all C-SPAN programming from 1987 to present. Includes congressional debates, hearings, and testimonies - as selected by C-SPAN for filming.
Congressional Hearings
Provided by the Government Printing Office (GPO).
US Senate: Finding Hearings

Find Policy
A search engine that limits your search to reputable think tanks. Includes places that do rigorous policy research across the political spectrum.
Public Agenda
This nonprofit organization aims to convene diverse voices in the United States to find common ground on education, health care, and community engagement.
NASW Policy Issues
Read about NASW's advocacy efforts in the current Congress.
Social Work Policy Institute
Think Tank Search
Find publications written by partisan and non-partisan public policy research groups. Choose the "About us" page for each think tank to determine if they are partisan or non-partisan.
Open Think Tank Directory
A global collection of 2700 think tanks and related organizations.