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APA 7 Citation Format

Government Information 

Citing Bills

Federal Bills - introduced in the legislature, but not passed into law

 

Reference List Citation

Bill Title, Bill Number, Number of the Congress. (Year). URL

Example

ZZZ's to A's Act, H.R. 2245, 115th Cong. (2017). https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2245 
In-Text Citation

Bill Title (Year) or (Bill Title, Year)

Examples:

ZZZ's to A's Act (2017)

(ZZZ's to A's Act, 2017)
Wisconsin Bills - introduced in the legislature, but not passed into law

 

Reference List Citation

Bill Number, Number of Legislative Body, Number of Session. (State. Year). URL

Example

A.B. 582, 2017 Biennium, 2017 Reg. Sess. (Wis. 2017). https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab582
In-Text Citation

Bill Number (Year) or (Bill Number, Year)

Examples:

A.B. 582 (2017)

(A.B. 582, 2017)
Government Document from a Website
Reference List Citation

Name of Government Department, Agency, or Committee. (Year of Publication). Title of document: Subtitle if given (Report No. Number, if given). Publisher Name if different from author. http://DocumentURL


Example

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs. (2019). Walking together: Ontario's long-term strategy to end violence against Indigenous women. Queen's Printer for Ontario. https://files.ontario.ca/mi-2006_evaiw_report_for_tagging_final-s.pdf

Note: The specific agency responsible for the report appears as the author. The names of parent agencies not present in the group author name appear in the source element as the publisher. This creates concise in-text citations and complete reference list entries.
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, p. Page Number)


Example

(Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, 2019, By Age Five section, p. 8)

Note: When there are no visible page numbers, you may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that section to identify where your quote came from.
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)


Example

(Ministry of Indigenous Affairs, 2019)
Government Document in Print
References List Citation

Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication). Title of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name.


Example

Ministry of Education. (2018). EarlyON child and family centre: Great beginnings inspire great possibilities. Queen's Printer for Ontario.
In-Text Citation: Quote

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, p. Page Number)


Example

(Ministry of Education, 2018, p. 12)
In-Text Citation: Paraphrase

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)


Example

(Ministry of Education, 2018)