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Federal Legislative History Materials

Online Full-Text & Indexing for Sources of Federal Legislative History Documents

 

DATABASE/SOURCE Westlaw Lexis Bloomberg GovInfo Congress.gov ProQuest HeinOnline U.S. Serial Set (Readex)

Bills (full-text)

Abstracts only

1921*-

 

1970-

 

1992-

 

1983-

 

1989-

1973-

1789-

 

 

 

  

Public Laws (full-text)

1973-

 

1988-

 

1992-

 

1995-

 

1973-

 

1988-

 

    

Statutes at Large (full-text)

1789-1972

1776-

1789-

1951-2012

 

 

1789-

  

Committee reports (full-text)

Abstracts only

1921*-

 

1989*-

 

1996-

 

1995-

 

1995-

 

1990-                       

1789-

1995-

 

1817-1980

 

Committee Prints (full-text)

Abstracts only

1921*-

1994*-

1995-

1975-

  

1993-                       

1830-2003

1825*-

  

House & Senate Documents

 

Abstracts only

1921*-

 

1777*-

 

1995-

 

1975*-

 

  

1995-                       

1789-

1975*-

 

1817-1994

 

Congressional Record (Daily Edition)

1985-

1873-

 

1989-

 

1994-

 

1995-

1985-

 

1980-

 

  

Congressional Record (Bound Edition)

    

1939-1988

1999*-

 

  

1873-2012

  

Committee Hearings

Abstracts only

1921*-

 

1970-            

1833-

1995-

1985*-

2012-

1824-

1887-

  

Presidential Signing Statements

1936*-

2007*-

  

1993-

    

1934-

  

Note: Some years have only selected coverage.

Last updated 5/23/2019.