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Procedural Records, Calendars, and Rules

Both the House and Senate have procedural rules governing the conduct of sessions and progress of legislation. Each body also publishes a Calendar indicating matters under consideration. The final Calendar of each session shows the status of legislation for that term. The House Journal and the Senate Journal are the official records of chamber proceedings.

House Rules
The current session rules are posted by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Senate Rules
The current Senate rules are included on the Senate site.

ProQuest Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
Allows for simultaneous searching of Senate and House Rules. Search within the Daily Congressional Record & Rules.
BC Access: Resource is available via computers connected to the BC network. Off-campus access requires a BC username and password, and is available to the BC Community only (current students, faculty and staff.)

Congressional Calendars
GovInfo provides access to the Congressional Calendars from 104th Congress (1995-96) to present.
GovInfo
Formerly GPO Access, provides search capabilities for House Journal from 1992 to 1999 with some gaps in coverage.
The House and Senate Journals, Series 1
Links to historic House and Senate Journals from 1789 to 1817.
Library of Congress
Offers access to Senate Journal from 1789-1875.
Senate Manual
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides access to the Senate Manual (includes text of Jefferson's Manual) from 104th, 106th, 107th Congress sessions.
Congress.gov
Find a wealth of information about the federal legislative process including House and Senate Calendars.

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