Legislative Tracing and Policy Analysis

Your assignment is to develop an understanding of the complexities of policy creation in a “bicameral” legislature by performing legislative tracing and policy analysis on a law. A bicameral legislature is a governing entity comprised of two houses. That is, the US Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The introduction and passage of legislation are complex in that proposed legislation might be incorporated into another piece of legislation so that it will be passed. Tracing and analyzing the law from multiple levels helps to understand its purpose and application.

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Select ONE of the following laws

National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014

Go to http://www.house.gov/content/learn/legislative_pro… to an external site. To review the legislative process

Go to Congress. Gov, Links to an external site. Select “all legislation,” and enter the name of the law that you have selected. On the left side of the page, select Status of Legislation, and only select the link that states “Became Law.”

When you have found the law, read all of the following “informational tabs”: Summaries (all available), Text if available, Titles, Actions, Amendments, Cosponsors, Committee information, related bills, etc.

Lastly, write an essay detailing what you have learned using the information provided in the rubric! *Note that your essay must also be in APA format, NOT the format used in the rubric*