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Government documents - Federal legislation

GPO Access
- links to legislation and legislative history documents
THOMAS (Library of Congress)
- links to legislation and legislative history documents
Popular Names of Public Laws (Cornell's USC)
U.S. Congress Session Dates, 1789-current
Public Laws (93rd Congress - )

Congressional Bills

Bill Text
- beginning with 101st Congress (1989-90)
Bill Status and Summary
- beginning with 93rd Congress (1973-74)
Congressional Record
- floor debates (101st Congress-present)
Congressional Record Index(1983-present)
History of Bills (1983- )
- includes actions reported in the Congressional Record with dates and page numbers where reported

Congressional Hearings

Congressional Hearings on the Web (U. Michigan)
- links to government agencies and Congressional committees with selected testimony on the Web
Congressional Hearings (GPO ACCESS)
- format is same as printed hearing; search hearings from Calendar Year 1997-present
Congressional Reports and Documents (GPO ACCESS) (104th Congress - present)
- available in .pdf format
Congressional Reports (THOMAS) (104th Congress - present)

Congressional Votes

Congressional Votes (C.O.P.)
- includes votes from 1993-present and selected roll call votes from 1994-present
House Roll Call Votes (1990-present)
Senate Roll Call Votes (1989-present)
Congressional Glossary (C-SPAN)

The Legislative Process

How Our Laws Are Made (Senate Document 110-49, July 24, 2007)
- good refresher on the legislative process in Congress
The Legislative Process: Tying It All Together
- a shorter version of How Our Laws Are Made
The Legislative Process: Enactment of a Law
- procedural steps in the legislative process with good section on differences in the House and Senate
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774-present
Capitol Spotlight (Congressional Quarterly & C-Span)
- reports on key votes, bills to watch, etc.
LexisNexis Congressional (CIS) (restricted access)
- includes indexes and abstracts for Congressional publications from 1970 - present with links to many full text Congressional and related documents
Online Legislative Histories (LLSDC)
- selected legislative histories from 1903 to 2005
CQ Almanac (1945- ) (restricted access)
- Annually reports on major activities of the U.S. Congress; good background info for legislative histories of major laws
CQ Weekly (1983- ) (restricted access)
- reports weekly on Congressional issues and activities

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