Tracing a Piece of Legislation

In order to influence policy, you have to understand how a bill is started, moves through the legislative system, and final enacted. In this assignment, you will trace a piece of legislation from introduction to how it impacts health care or nursing practice.  Develop the assignment as if it will be used during a presentation at a conference or poster presentation.

Step 1: Identify a bill that relates to health care, a social issue, or nursing practice.

Step 2: Develop a poster presentation, infographic, FAQ document, or pamphlet which outlines how a bill is introduced and passed by including answers the following questions:

• State the legislation.
• Who introduced/sponsored the bill?
• Why did the person introduce it?
• Where was it introduced?
• Who helped to draft the legislation?
• Was nursing involved?
• Which committees were involved?
• Was it authorized?
• Was it appropriated?
• Did it make it out of committee?
• Was it enacted?
• What is the impact on health care or nursing practice?