U.S. Department
of Justice
Legislative Histories
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Library Staff compiled the following legislative histories throughout the years. We originally researched, collected and bound the legislative histories as paper volumes and made them available onlyto DOJ employees through the Department's Main Library collection. Today, the historieshave been digitized and are now available for general use. The legislative histories include some, or all, of the following: the Public Law; House and Senate Documents; House, Senate, and Conference Reports; House and Senate Committee Hearings; Congressional Debates (Congressional Record); related Bills; and Presidential Signing Statements.
- Administrative Procedure Act (Public Law 79-404 )
- American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-412)
- Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-519)
- Antitrust Civil Process Act (Public Law 87-664)
- Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act (Tunney Act) (Public Law 93-528)
- Captive Wildlife Safety Act (Public Law 108-191)
- Child Custody and Visitation (Public Law 105-374)
- Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-155)
- Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-185)
- Criminal Penalties for Damage to Religious Property Act (P.L.100-346)
- Dent Act of 1919 (Public Law 65-322)
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-508)
- Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2003 (Public Law 108-136)
- Enhanced Federal Security Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-547)
- Establishment of the Department of Justice (Public Law 41-97)
- False Claims Act Amendments Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-562)
- Federal Tort Claims Act Amendment (Public Law 89-506)
- Freedom of Information Act (Public Law 89-487)
- Major Fraud Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-700)
- Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-119)
- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Amendments of 1999 (Public Law 106-110)
- Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-141)
- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-274)
- Technology - Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994 (Public Law 103-218)
- Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-184)
- Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106-260)
- Tunney Act (Public Law 93-528)
- War Crimes Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-192)
Updated July 27, 2023