Legislative History Resources
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General Resources
- Enactment of a Law (congress.gov)
- Compiling a Federal Legislative History: A Beginner’s Guide (Library of Congress)
- Congress.gov
- How Our Laws Are Made (congress.gov)
- Georgetown Law Legislative History Tutorial
- LLSDC Legislative Source Book
- United States Senate: How to Find Legislative Materials
Compiled Legislative Histories
- Legislative Histories compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice Library Staff.
Congressional Documents
Bills
- Bills (govinfo) 1993 to present
- Bills (congress.gov) 1799 to present
Debates
- Congressional Record (govinfo) Daily Edition (1994-present), Bound Edition (1873-present), Index (1983-present)
- Congressional Record (congress.gov) 1873-present. Includes Index (1995-present).
- Congressional Globe (American Memory Project) 1883 to 1873
- Register of Debates (American Memory Project) 1824 to 1837
- Annals of Congress (American Memory Project) 1789 to 1824
Reports
- Congressional Reports (govinfo) 1821 to present
- Committee Reports (congress.gov) 1995 to present.
- Committees of the U.S. Congress Includes profile pages and committee name history.
Hearings
- Hearings (govinfo), 1985 to present, collection incomplete
Presidential Signing Statements
- Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (govinfo) 1992 to present
Public Laws/Statutes at Large
- Public Laws/Statutes at Large (congress.gov) 1973 to present
- Public Laws (govinfo) 1995 to present
- Statutes at Large (govinfo) 1951 to 2012
United States Code
- Office of Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes US Code, official version
- United States Code (govinfo) 1994 to 2018
Bill and Issue Tracking
- C-SPAN.org Live video of Congressional proceedings.
- Govtrack.us Online tool to track activities in the U.S. Congress. Email alerts and RSS feeds available.
- GPO GovInfo All published versions, updated daily, search or browse lists, PDF versions of bills.
- Congress.gov Bill summary and status, Congressional Record, schedules, calendars, and more.