Legislative History Tools
LexisNexis Congressional
First stop for legislative history materials. Index now complete from 1789.
Links to full-text when available: see coverage
& update schedule
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet
LLSDC
Direct links to legislative histories by name or number. Provides histories on the free web, HeinOnline, Westlaw and LexisNexis.
U.S. Legislative Histories (HeinOnline)
All the documents representing the legislative histories for a number of major U.S. acts. Searchable full-text pdf images.
History of U.S. Bills
GPO Access
Official listing of legislative actions by bill number.
Legislative Source Book
Law Librarian's Society of Washington, D.C.
The hows, wheres, and whys of legislative research.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1976)
American State Papers (1789-1838)
Readex
Digital library containing full-text searchable images of the reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Congress & Executive departments.
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Bills
THOMAS (Library of Congress)
Bills & resolutions from 1989
- Search bill summary
& status (1973- )
- more
GPO Access
Full-text Congressional bills from 1993
- Search or browse by date, number
Congressional Record
Congressional Record (HeinOnline)
Full-text searchable images of the Congressional Record (1873-present with gaps), Congressional Globe (1833-1873), Register of Debates (1825-1837) and Annals of the Congress (1789-1824).
THOMAS (Library of Congress)
1989-
Search by keywords, Member of Congress, or date. Links to full-text in GPO Access
GPO Access
1994-
Full-text images
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873
Library of Congress - American Memory
Search the debates of Congress in the Annals of Congress, Congressional Globe, the House and Senate Journals, and other historical sources.
Reports, Documents, Prints & Hearings
LexisNexis Congressional
First stop for legislative history materials. Index now complete from 1789.
Links to full-text when available: see coverage
& update schedule
U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1976)
American State Papers (1789-1838)
Reports & Documents.
Digital library containing full-text searchable images of the reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Congress & Executive departments.
LexisNexis Congressional Digital Hearings Collection (1824-present)
Hearings.
Digital library containing full-text searchable images of Congressional Hearings. To limit search to hearings, use Advanced Search, select Hearings.
GPO
Access
Congressional Reports, Hearings and Documents; text of bills; and congressional
pictorial directory.
U.S, House of Representatives
and U.S. Senate
Up-to-date information on congressional actions, committees and members. Some full-text of bills, resolutions and testimony.
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