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Federal Legislative History

An overview of how to search for compiled federal legislative histories and other Congressional documents

Further Reading

  • C-Span Video Library: Indexed archive of every C-SPAN program aired from 1987 to present.
  • CQ Researcher: Reports and analysis of current issues and trends, 1991 to present.
  • CQ Weekly: Covers U.S. Congress, including bill status, votes, and committee and floor action, 1983 to present.  
  • LexisNexis Academic: Search congressional news: Left tool Bar: Subject Areas>Government & Politics. Includes access to popular news sources such as CQ Congressional Press Releases, The Hill, Roll Call, and CongressNow.
  • Lexis Advance: Content from The Washington Daybook and FNS Daybook which provide detailed scheduling information for the U.S Congress.