Government Documents: Legislative history & process

Resources for researchers who need to examine Congressional actions related to specific bills or legislation.

The U.S. Congress

• House of Representatives
  • List of Representatives
  • House Committees (including joint committees)
• Senate
  • List of Senators
  • Senate Committees (including joint committees)

General guides to the legislative process

• Enactment of a Law
• How Our Laws are Made
• U.S. House of Representatives: The Legislative Process

Major comprehensive legislative resources

• Congressional Calendars
• Congressional Quarterly (print)
• GPO Access: Legislative
• Government Web Resources
• U.S. Senate: Legislative Activities

Congressional Record and House and Senate Journals

• Congressional Record (online)
• Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (online)
• Journal of the Senate of the United States (online)

Congressional sources: Bills, Resolutions, Reports, Documents, Hearings, and Committee Prints

• Congressional Bills
• Congressional Documents
• Congressional Hearings
• Congressional Committee Prints
• Bill text
• Committee reports

Statutory sources

• Public Laws
• United States Code
• United States Statutes at Large