How Do You Cite State Bills In APA?

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Include

the number of the bill

(use A.B. for an Assembly bill or S.B. for a Senate bill), number of the legislative body, number or designation of the legislative session (using appropriate abbreviation if applicable), state abbreviation and year of publication.

How do you cite a state law in APA 7th edition?

  1. Reference List: Name of Act, Title Source § Section Number (Year). URL.
  2. Parenthetical : (Name of Act, Year)
  3. Narrative Citation: Name of Act (Year)

How do you cite a bill in-text apa?

Include

the bill title

(if relevant), the abbreviated name of the house (H.R. or S.) and number of the bill, the number of the Congress, and the year of publication. When the URL is available, include it at the end of the reference list entry.

How do you cite a legislative act in APA?

To cite federal laws (also commonly referred to as statutes or acts) in APA Style, include

the name of the law

, “U.S.C.” (short for United States Code), the title and section of the code where the law appears, the year, and optionally the URL.

How do you cite an enacted state bill?

Include

the number of the bill

(use A.B. for an Assembly bill or S.B. for a Senate bill), number of the legislative body, number or designation of the legislative session (using appropriate abbreviation if applicable), state abbreviation and year of publication.

How do you cite a House resolution?

Include

the name of the bill

(if relevant), the abbreviated name of the house (H.R. or S.) and number of the bill, the number of the Congress, and the year of publication. Example for a House of Representatives bill introduced in the 115th Congress: ZZZ's to A's Act, H.R.

How do you reference legislation in-text?

  1. Short Title of Act (in italics).
  2. Year (in italics).
  3. Jurisdiction abbreviation (in round brackets).
  4. Section number and subdivision if applicable.
  5. Country abbreviation (in round brackets).
  6. The first line of each citation is left adjusted.

How do you cite a state statute?

  1. The title number.
  2. The abbreviation of the code used (here, U.S.C.)
  3. The section symbol (§) followed by a space and the section number containing the statute.
  4. The year of the code. (optional if citing to the current code – Bluebook R.

How do you cite APA 7th edition?

  1. Author(s). Note: List each author's last name and initials as Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. …
  2. (Year).
  3. Title of the book. …
  4. (Edition). …
  5. Publisher.

How do you cite a treaty in APA 7th edition?

Reference list entries for treaties or international conventions should include

the name of the treaty, convention etc.

, the signing or approval date, and the URL (if available). In text, provide the name of the treaty or convention and the year.

How do you cite an organization's policy in APA?

  1. List the name of the author or organization responsible for the document, followed by a period. …
  2. List the year of publication enclosed in parentheses and followed by a period. …
  3. List the title of the policy document, followed by a period.

How do you cite a regulation?

  1. Name of the regulation. Start the reference with the name of the regulation if the regulation is commonly identified by its name. …
  2. Title number. …
  3. Abbreviated name of the source. …
  4. Section number. …
  5. Date.

How do you reference an act?

  1. Short Title of Act (in italics).
  2. Year (in italics).
  3. Jurisdiction abbreviation (in round brackets).
  4. Section number and subdivision if applicable.
  5. Country abbreviation (in round brackets).
  6. The first line of each citation is left adjusted.

How do you cite a resolution?

General format: Author (if applicable),Title (if applicable), Resolution or Decision number, UN Body and OR Designation, Session number or year, Supplement number, UN Document number (Date or Year) pinpoint.

How do you cite a hearing?

On reference lists always include

the title from the hearing

, bill number (if any), subcommittee name, committee name, number of the Congress, and date. When citing a complete hearing, the Manual's example (p. 222) also gives, after the Congress number, the page number where the hearing begins: page 1.

What Congress is in 2021?

117th United States Congress Senate Majority Republican (until January 20, 2021) Democratic (from January 20, 2021) Senate President Mike Pence (R) (until January 20, 2021) Kamala Harris (D) (from January 20, 2021) House Majority Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
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