Where to Find Reports, Documents, Hearings and Prints
- ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new windowThe place to start when you have a public law citation and need all related full-text legislative history documents from the 1st Congress (1789) to the 116th Congress (2019), including bills, reports, hearings, documents and more. Also search for individual documents by number.
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new windowMost complete access to U.S. legislative history materials. Index now complete from 1789-present. Links to full-text when available.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (HeinOnline) This link opens in a new window
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From HeinOnline. The records in this series include House and Senate Documents, House and Senate Reports, the American State Papers, and much more. - U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Lexis) This link opens in a new window
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Full-text PDFs of all House and Senate documents and reports (1777-Present), including legislative and investigative reports, and Senate executive documents. Log in with your Lexis account to access. - U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Readex) This link opens in a new windowFull-text searchable images of reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1817-1980.
- American State Papers This link opens in a new windowThe American State Papers constitutes rich primary source material on many aspects of early American history from 1789 to 1838.
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Lexis includes federal legislative history documents including committee reports and the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. - Westlaw This link opens in a new window
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Westlaw includes federal legislative history documents.
Congressional Record
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873, and is still published today.
Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873).
- Congressional RecordFull-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).
- Congressional Record from Congress.gov (1995-)Search by keywords, Member of Congress and date, or search the CR Index by subject. Full text PDF images.
- Congressional Record from GPO FDsys (1994-)Full text PDF images available from 1994 - current.
- U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1873)From the Library of Congress - American Memory Project. Search the debates of Congress in the Annals of Congress, Congressional Globe, the House and Senate Journals, and other historical sources.
- Congressional Record from LexisFull text Congressional Record/Congressional Record Retro (1873-present), Congressional Globe (1833-1873), Register of Debates (1825-1837) and Annals of the Congress (1789-1824).
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