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==Instructional Process== | ==Instructional Process== | ||
| − | *Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse | + | * Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse |
| − | *Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to entrepreneurship in the search bar. | + | * Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to entrepreneurship in the search bar. |
| − | *For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1137 | + | * For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the bill's overview page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1137 |
| − | On the page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted". | + | * On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted". |
| − | If there is "See Instead" under prognosis, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). If two bills have the same title but not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents. | + | * If there is "See Instead" under prognosis, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). If two bills have the same title but not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents. |
| − | Then we click on the "Read Text" and extract the summary of the bill under "A Bill" / "An Act" title: "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes." | + | * Then we click on the "Read Text" and extract the summary of the bill under "A Bill" / "An Act" title: "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes." |
==HTML code== | ==HTML code== | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 2 December 2015
Instructional Process
- Open the following page: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse
- Type "entrepreneurship" or key words related to entrepreneurship in the search bar.
- For each individual bill listed, click on the bill and open the bill's overview page, i.e. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1137
- On the wiki page, record the bill number "S. 1137", the bill title "PATENT Act", and prognosis "36% chance of being enacted".
- If there is "See Instead" under prognosis, there is another bill with this same title introduced to Congress. The two bills contain the same content (for the several bills I have checked). If two bills have the same title but not linked to each other, they still have very similar contents.
- Then we click on the "Read Text" and extract the summary of the bill under "A Bill" / "An Act" title: "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes."
HTML code
On the bill page:
Title and bill number:
<title>PATENT Act (S. 1137) - GovTrack.us</title>
Chance of being enacted:
<dt>Prognosis: <dd>
36% chance of being enacted
On the bill text page: Summary: <p class="official-title">To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes.
</section>
