SW 300: Social Welfare Policy Analysis (Smith): Government Sources

Is your Law Federal, State, Local? Is there a (government) organization that may be responsible for enforcing, administering or fund/report on your policy? 

For example:

•  If your law was passed by a state you will not found the bill in a US Congressional bill tracking databases. You'll need to find state legislature bill tracking. 
• If your topic is national then the National Archives may be helpful.
• If you're researching a bill passed to serve a group (like veterans) than find an official organization serving that group (such as the US Department of Veterans Affairs.) Furthermore, conceder searching communication platforms developed to help the user understand or navigate the process (like the US Dept. of VA's official blog that provides a forum for answer questions) 
• Who in the government works with the group the Law effects? For example, the ...Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation works with people in the prison system.  

• Who are Non-profit/ civil organization interest in (research & lobbying groups)  or working with people affected by your law  (aids, volunteers, workers, boots on the ground people...)?

Official State and Local Government Websites like these may explain for the program (history, how the law is implemented and more). 

This is not an exhaustive list; these some come local locations students have researched in the past.