Federal Legislative History Research

Free online database that includes The Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1789-1929); The Public Papers of the Presidents (1929-2016); The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1977-2009); The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (2009-Present); and Donald Trump's Twitter (2017-2020).

From the Georgetown Law Library.

Raw XML of Congressional bills from Cato Institute.

A non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote a better understanding of Congress and its leaders.

Dedicated to educating the public about role of the Senate with educational programs, public forums, and digital exhibits.

From the Georgetown Law Library.

From Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC).

Study that reviews how laws were passed during the 111th-116th Congresses and the information sources that were generated for each law. The end goal was to find when and where legislative information was produced with during a law’s passage and whether or not this occurred where a legislative history researcher would expect to find it.

From the Office of the Parliamentarian of the US House of Representatives.

13 v. (1895-1907).

Interactive visualization to explore patterns of lawmaking in Congress from 1973 to 2014. From the University of Washington Center for American Politics and Public Policy.

From Congress.gov.

Preserves and makes available to researchers the historical records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

Provides information on lawmakers, bills, and votes.

From HeinOnline. Publications created by presidential advisory bodies, with linking to full-text reports, congressional hearings, and related scholarly articles and books.

From the Drake Law Library.

Online resource for understanding more than 200 years of institutional history in the “People’s House.” A collaborative project between the Office of the Historian and the Clerk of the House's Office of Art and Archives.

App from the Office of House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to help House staff, the press, and the public follow developments from the House Floor. The app uses data from DemocraticWhip.gov and DemCom.house.gov, the official intranet for House Democratic staff (only available within the House of Representatives firewall).