Federal Legislative History Research Guide: Bills & Bill Tracking

Congressional bills can be searched using the Basic, Advanced or Search by Number search forms to retrieve the full text of a bill. Full coverage from 1789 - current.

Full text PDF bills from the 103rd Congress (1993-) to current. Search or browse by date or bill number.

Bill records are available on Congress.gov from 1973 (93rd Congress) to the present. The full texts of bills are available from 1993 (103rd Congress), and the full text of laws from 1995 (104th Congress). Amendment records are available from 1981 (97th Congress), and full text of amendments is available from 1995 (104th Congress) to the present. The legislation collection is updated the morning after a session adjourns.

Research and track activities in the U.S. Congress, including status of legislation, voting records, members, committees and the Congressional Record. Includes statistical analyses, bill summaries, and other tools to put information in context.