Pennsylvania Policy Database Project

Build Your Own Policy Analysis Query

This form enables you to graph trends and download data from the main Pennsylvania Policy Project datasets. Scroll down the page for the available search options.

DATASETS TO SEARCH: Keep scrolling down the page to select: additional datasets policy topics and key word search time frame		DATASET FILTERS Pre-set to default values
	Newspaper Clips	Executive no filter No Mention Mention Legslative no filter No Mention Mention Judicial no filter No Mention Mention State Agency no filter No Mention Mention Local Government no filter No Mention Mention Federal Government no filter No Mention Mention Interest Groups no filter No Mention Mention Elections no filter No Mention Mention Dealing with Taxes no filter No Mention Mention Concerning the Elderly no filter No Mention Mention Budget no filter No Mention Mention Document Type no filter Exclude Include Article (print and broadcast) Editorial (print and broadcast) Opinion Letter Photograph Newswire Story Cartoon Other (note in comments)
	Governing Magazine	Executive no filter Exclude Include Legislative no filter Exclude Include Judicial no filter Exclude Include State Agency no filter Exclude Include Local Government no filter Exclude Include Federal Government no filter Exclude Include Interest Groups no filter Exclude Include Elections no filter Exclude Include Dealing with Taxes no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Elderly no filter Exclude Include Budget no filter Exclude Include Mandates no filter Exclude Include Foreign no filter Exclude Include Pennsylvania no filter Exclude Include
	Bills and Resolutions House Senate Bills and Resolutions Bills Resolutions Regular Sessions Only Special Sessions Only Both Regular and Special Sessions Acts (Laws) and Adopted Resolutions House Senate Acts and Adopted Resolutions Acts Adopted Resolutions Regular Sessions Only Special Sessions Only Both Regular and Special Sessions	Referred to House Committee Primary Only Referred to Senate Committee Primary Only Conference Committee House Last Action Senate Last Action Constitution Ammendment no filter Exclude Include Not Passed by Legislature Passed Once by Legislature Passed Twice in Consecutive Sessions Approved by the Voters Defeated by the Voters Partially approved by Voters Sponsor Party no filter Republican Democrat Both Vetoed no filter Exclude Include Line Item Veto no filter Exclude Include Veto Overridden no filter Exclude Include Law Without Governor's Signature no filter Exclude Include Signed By Governor no filter Exclude Include Dealing with Taxes no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Elderly no filter Exclude Include Commemorative no filter Exclude Include Petition no filter Exclude Include
	House Hearings	House Hearings Senate Hearings Annual Budget Hearings (Appropriations only) Where Held Both Harrisburg Outside Harrisburg
	Senate Hearings	House Hearings Senate Hearings Annual Budget Hearings (Appropriations only) Where Held Both Harrisburg Outside Harrisburg
	Legislative Service Agency Reports	Legslative Request no filter Exclude Include Policy Recommendation no filter Exclude Include Dealing with Taxes no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Elderly no filter Exclude Include
	Governor's Budget Address	No Filters
	Executive Orders	Governors Party no filter Exclude Include Beginning of Term no filter Exclude Include Planned Transition no filter Exclude Include Gubernatorial Election Year no filter Exclude Include Legslative Election Year no filter Exclude Include Commemorative no filter Exclude Include Dealing with Taxes no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Elderly no filter Exclude Include
	Supreme Court NOTE: This tool provides access to abstracts of Supreme Court decisions produced by Westlaw and generously provided to Temple University's Pennsylvania Policy Database under an exclusive license. The abstracts themselves are copyrighted by Westlaw and may not be reproduced without its permission. The tool provides a link to Westlaw for researchers wishing access to the full analysis of each case. The Temple project is solely responsible for classifying the abstracts by policy topic.	Concerning the Executive no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Legislature no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Judiciary no filter Exclude Include Concerning a State Agency no filter Exclude Include Mentioning Local Government no filter Exclude Include Mentioning Federal Government no filter Exclude Include Dealing with Taxes no filter Exclude Include Concerning the Elderly no filter Exclude Include
	Most Important Problem	Display as Percent Rank
	Total Spending All Funds General Fund Balance Include Rainy Day Fund Yes No	Display Dollar Values Display Percent of Total Spending Display Percent Change Un-adjusted Dollars Inflation-adjusted Dollars Base Year
POLICY AREAS TO INCLUDE: Each record includes a short description (a sentence or phrase) of the item. This features allows a text search of that field and will help identify the best topic from the list to the right.	To select multiple subtopics/topics, press the control (ctrl) key or Apple Command key while using your mouse to click on desired topics. To select just major topic(s), select the option "All subtopics in ..." To select all major topics, check the box "Search ALL topics ..." this will give you a breakdown of each policy topic To combine all topics in to one figure and download link, do not select any of the policy topics check boxes or the "Search ALL topics" box. Search ALL Topics, or select specific topics/subtopics from the lists below: Agriculture All subtopics in Agriculture Expand subtopics Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce All subtopics in Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce Expand subtopics Civil Rights and Liberties All subtopics in Civil Rights and Liberties Expand subtopics Community Development, Housing Issues All subtopics in Community Development, Housing Issues Expand subtopics Defense All subtopics in Defense Expand subtopics Education All subtopics in Education Expand subtopics Energy All subtopics in Energy Expand subtopics Environment All subtopics in Environment Expand subtopics Fiscal and Economic Issues All subtopics in Fiscal and Economic Issues Expand subtopics Foreign Trade All subtopics in Foreign Trade Expand subtopics Government Operations All subtopics in Government Operations Expand subtopics Health All subtopics in Health Expand subtopics International Affairs and Foreign Aid All subtopics in International Affairs and Foreign Aid Expand subtopics Labor, Employment, and Immigration All subtopics in Labor, Employment, and Immigration Expand subtopics Law, Crime, and Family Issues All subtopics in Law, Crime, and Family Issues Expand subtopics Local Government and Governance All subtopics in Local Government and Governance Expand subtopics Public Lands and Water Management All subtopics in Public Lands and Water Management Expand subtopics Social Welfare All subtopics in Social Welfare Expand subtopics Space, Science, Technology, and Communications All subtopics in Space, Science, Technology, and Communications Expand subtopics Transportation All subtopics in Transportation Expand subtopics
INCLUDE KEYWORD(S)	Note: the text descriptions for each record are very short and generally not sufficient for accurate keyword search.	search only selected topics/subtopics search all topics/subtopics
FOR THESE YEARS OR LEGISLATIVE SESSION:	the years from to	the Legislative Sessions from to
GRAPH AS:	Number of cases per year or legislative session Percent of all activity per year or legislative session Percent of filtered activity per year or legislative session