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Legislative History

Primary Sources Used in this Guide

Statutes at Large:

Congressional Record

  • Congressional Record in print on the 1st Floor:
    • Congressional Globe, Dec 7, 1835 – March 3, 1873
    • Congressional Record Index only, 1875 – 1965
    • Congressional Record, 1966 – present (including indexes)
    • Additional dates may be available in microfiche
       
  • Congressional Record Online:
    • govinfo.gov:
    • Congress.gov: Congressional Record, 1995 – present
    • WestlawNext: Congressional Record, 1985 – present
    • HeinOnline:
      • Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774 – 1789
      • Annals of the Congress of the United States, 1789 – 1824
      • Register of Debates in Congress, 1825 – 1837
      • American State Papers, 1789 – 1838
      • Congressional Globe, 1833 – 1873
      • Congressional Record, 1873 – 2010
      • Congressional Record Daily, 1980 – present
    • ProQuest Congressional:
      • Congressional Record, 1985 – present
      • Congressional Record Bound Edition and Predecessors, 1789 – 1997

U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN)

  • USCCAN in print on the 3rd Floor, 1941 – 2009
  • WestlawNext: USCCAN, 1990 – present

U.S. Congressional Serial Set

Journal of the House of Representatives

  • House Journal in print on the 1st Floor: 1966 - 2011
  • govinfo.gov: House Journal, 1992 – 2011
  • Library of Congress: House Journal, 1789 – 1875
  • ProQuest Congressional: House and Senate Documents, 1817 – present

Journal of the Senate

  • Senate Journal in print on the 1st Floor, 1954 – 2012
  • Library of Congress: Senate Journal, 1789 – 1875
  • ProQuest Congressional: House and Senate Documents, 1817 – present

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