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Congressional Resources
Selected Congressional materials
available on the Internet and in the University Library
Quick links to titles starting with: C | Congress | CQ | H | J | R |
Almanac of American Politics: the Senators, the Representatives – Their Records, States and Districts. |
1972 – current |
JK1012.A4 (newest edition at McH Ref Desk, older editions in McH Stacks) See also Politics in America |
Apportionment |
Based on 2000 Census |
Census Bureau Congressional Affairs Office http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/apportionment.html |
Bill Tracking |
1989 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Legislative Histories, Bills, & Laws) |
1973 – current |
THOMAS (under Bills, Resolutions) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1970 – current |
CIS Annual Legislative Histories of U.S. Public Laws, Ref Law KF49.C62 (vols. for 1970-1983 issued in 2 pts.: Abstracts of congressional publications and legislative histories, and: Index to congressional publications and public laws; vols. for 1984- issued in 3 pts.: Abstracts of congressional publications; Legislative histories of U.S. public laws, and Index to congressional publications and public laws.) |
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1953 – current; (biennial) |
CCH (Commerce Clearing House) Congressional Index, J69.C6 (latest 6 years in McH Ref, older editions in McH Stacks) |
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1936 – 1990 (incomplete); (biweekly with cumulations) |
Digest of Public General Bills and Selected Resolutions McH Stacks J52.A3 |
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1873 – 1875 1873-1962; 1985 – current 1963-1984 Scattered issues |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early Congressional documents http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcr.html “History of Bills and Resolutions” section of the Congressional Record (in Index volumes), McH Microfrm J11.R5 (v.1-108, v.131) NRLF available via ILL J11.R5 (v.1-108:19 scattered issues) |
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Bills (full-text) (no holdings in paper) |
1989 – current (daily when in session) |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Legislative Histories, Bills, & Laws) |
1989 – current |
THOMAS (under Bill Text) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1993 – current |
GPO Access – Congressional Bills http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html |
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1799 – 1873 (House) |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early Congressional documents http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhblink.html |
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1819 – 1873 (Senate) |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early Congressional documents http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsblink.html |
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(Hot Topics) |
Current Congress |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Political News/Hot Topics, Hot Bills & Hot Topics) |
1989 – current |
Roll Call Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Political News/Hot Topics) |
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Biographical Information (Members of Congress) |
1997 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees) |
1995 – current; (biennial) 1895; 1925-27; 1931 – current |
GPO Access, Congressional Directory, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html JK 1011.A1 (newest edition at McH Ref; earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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1997 – current 1967 – current |
GPO Access, Congressional Pictorial Directory, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/index.html JK1011.A32 (newest edition in McH Ref; earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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1945 – 1964 1945 – 1989 1992 – current |
Politics in America, NRLF available via ILL E743.C62 NRLF available via ILL E743.C62 1979 CQ’s Politics in America, JK1010.C67 (newest edition at McH Ref Desk, earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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1972 – current |
Almanac of American Politics: the Senators, the Representatives - Their Records, States and Districts, JK1012.A4 (newest edition at McH Ref Desk, earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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(Former Members of Congress) See also Congressional Papers |
1774 – 2005 |
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774– 2005, GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html McH Ref JK1010.A5 2005 |
1917 – 1976 1917 – 1990 |
Women in Congress, 1917 – 1976, McH Ref JK1013.W65 Women in Congress, 1917 – 1990, McH Ref JK1030.A2 W65 1991 |
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Coverage/Update |
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Calendars of the U.S. House of Representatives and History of Legislation |
1995 – current; (weekly while in session) |
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/calendars/house/index.html |
1994 – current |
McH Microfiche Y 1.2/2: |
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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation (records and acts of Congress) |
1774 – 1873 |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html |
CIS Annual/CIS Index |
1970 – current |
McH Ref Law KF49.C6 (vols. for 1970-1983 issued in 2 pts.: Abstracts of congressional publications and legislative histories, and: Index to congressional publications and public laws; vols. for 1984- issued in 3 pts.: Abstracts of congressional publications; Legislative histories of U.S. public laws, and Index to congressional publications and public laws.) See also CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index and CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index |
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents (not printed in the U.S. serial set) |
1789 – 1909 |
McH Ref Z1223.A12 C17 (pt. 1. Commerce and Labor Department. Treasury Department (5 v.) - pt. 2. War Department (4 v.) - pt. 3. Interior Department. Interstate Commerce Commission. Justice Department. Labor Department. Library of Congress (4 v.) - pt. 4. Agriculture Department. American Republics Bureau. Civil Service Commission. District of Columbia. Fish Commission. Freedman’s Savings and Trust Co. Geographic Board. Government Printing Office. General Supply Committee (4 v.) - pt. 5. Navy Department (4 v.) - pt. 6. National Academy of Sciences. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Post Office Department. President of U.S. State Department. Smithsonian Institution (3 v.) - pts. 1-6 Suppl. Index by subjects and names, A-Z, Supplementary indexes - pts. 1-6 Suppl. Reference bibliography, A406 to W7311) Library has: v.1:1-5, v.2:1-4, v.3:1-4, v.4:1-4, v.5:1-4, v.6:1-3, v.1-6 Suppl:v.1-2 |
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index See also Hearings |
1789 – current |
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1965 – 1969 |
McH Ref Law KF40 .C56 (pts 1-8) |
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CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index See also Prints |
1830 – current |
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earliest publications – 1969 |
McH Ref Law KF40.C57 (v. 1-5) |
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Committee Hearings See Hearings |
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Committee Membership |
Current Congress |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees) |
THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov |
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/index.html |
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U.S. Senate, Committees, http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/d_three_sections_with_teasers/committees_home.htm |
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Historical |
Committees in Congress (1984, 1990, 1997), NRLF available via ILL JK 1029 .S64 Congressional Committees, 1789-1982: A Checklist, McH Ref JK1029.S78 1985 |
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Committee Prints See Prints |
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Committee Reports See Reports |
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Committee Schedules or Calendars |
Current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees, then under Committees) |
Current |
THOMAS (under Current Activity) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1789 – current |
Years of Congress Table http://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/browse-topics/government-and-politics/politics/years-and-sessions-of-congress/ |
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Congress and the Nation (General Information) |
1945 – present; (quadrennial) |
McH Ref JK1021.C6 |
Congressional Digest: The Pro & Con Monthly |
1921 - Current |
McH Ref JK1 .C65 Latest 4 yrs in Ref. Other in McH Stacks |
Congressional Directory (Official) |
1995 – current |
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1951 – 1965 |
Pocket Congressional Directory, McH Stacks JK1101.A32 |
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1995 – current; (biennial) 1895, 1925-27; 1931 – current |
GPO Access, Congressional Directory, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html JK 1011.A1 (newest edition at McH Ref; earlier editions in McH Stacks) | |
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1997 – current 1967 – current; (biennial) |
GPO Access , Congressional Pictorial Directory, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pictorial/index.html
JK1011.A32 (newest edition in McH Ref; earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
Congressional Districts |
1960, 1966-75, 1983-87, 1993; (biennial) |
Congressional District Atlas, S&E Stacks G1201.F7 U5 |
1945 – 1964 |
Politics in America, NRLF available via ILL E743.C62 |
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1972 – current |
Almanac of American Politics, JK1012.A4 (newest edition at McH Ref Desk; earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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Congressional Documents See Documents |
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Congressional Index (CCH) |
1953/54 – current; (biennial) |
J69.C6 (latest 6 years in McH Ref; earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
Congressional Papers (Members of Congress) |
1789 – 1982 (Senate) 1789 – 1987 (House) |
Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators, 1789-1982, McH Ref JK1158.G84 1983 and Suppl. 2 Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the United States House of Representatives, Look up title in Melvyl/ WorldCat |
Congressional Record (and predecessors) “Official record of proceedings and debates” Two Editions: Daily: Summary of daily activities, committee and floor proceedings, action on bills. Subject index issued separately. Permanent: Slightly edited and consolidated version. Pagination differs from Daily Edition. |
1985 – current; updated daily when Congress is in session |
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1989 – current |
THOMAS (under Congressional Record) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1994 – current |
GPO Access (searchable full-text) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1671 |
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1873 – 1985 1963 – 1997 Scattered dates |
McH Microfrm J11.R5 (v.1-108, v.131) McH Stacks J11.R5 (v.109-130. Index & Daily Digest only for v.131-143. Indexes are last bound volume of each year.) NRLF available via ILL J11.R5 (v.1-108:19) |
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1985-2003; (daily) |
McH Stacks J11.R52 (daily digests are included in v.131-149, index volumes noted by red spines) |
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June 1963 – 1984 MF 1873-7962 |
Permanent (red-bound) McH Stacks J11.R5 (Indexes in last volume of each year) |
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1833 – 1973 Varied coverage 1833 – 1873 |
Congressional Globe, McH Microfrm J11.G5 NRLF available via ILL J11.G5 (21:1, 22:2, 72-84, 85:1, 86-90, 91:1, 92-95, 96:1, 97-101, 102:1, 103-140, 142-154, 156-180) Also available on the American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early congressional documents. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwcg.html |
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1824 – 1837 1824 – 1837 |
Debates in Congress, 1824 – 1837, McH Microfrm J11.D5 (all issues: 1-14) NRLF Storage J11.D5 (all issues: 1-5, 6:2, 7-14) Also available on the American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early Congressional documents. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwrd.html |
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1789 – 1824 1789 – 1856 1789 – 1856 |
Annals of Congress, 1789 – 1824 (Also known as Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States), Microfrm J11.A5 1-42 (1-18) NRLF available via ILL J11.A5 (all issues: 1-42) Abridgement of the Debates of Congress, from 1789-1856, McH Stacks J15.B4 Making of America (via Univ. of Michigan), http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bibperm?q1=AHJ4053.0001.001 THOMAS, http://thomas.loc.gov American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking with other early Congressional documents, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhblink.html |
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Congressional Record INDEX (See also Congressional Record, above) PERMANENT EDITION |
1983 – current |
GPO Access (searchable full-text) http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS8316 |
1989 – current |
THOMAS (under Congressional Record) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1873 – 1985 1963 – 1997 Scattered dates |
McH Microfrm J11.R5 (v.1-108, 131) McH Stacks J11.R5 (v.109-130. Index & Daily Digest only for v.131-143. Indexes are last bound volume of each year) NRLF available via ILL J11.R5 (v.1-108:19 scattered issues) |
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1985-2003; (daily) |
McH Stacks J11.R52 (daily digests are included in v.131-149, index volumes noted by red spines) |
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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports |
Selected reports |
Open CRS http://www.opencrs.com/ |
1979/80 – 1984/85 1979/80 – 1983/84 |
Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service Supplement, McH Microfrm JK1108.M257 McH Ref JK1108.M257 Guide |
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1970 – current |
Many CRS studies are released as committee prints. See CIS Annual/ CIS Index |
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Congressional Staff Directory |
1975 – 1989; (annual) |
NLRF available via ILL JK1012.C65 |
1962 – 2000; (annual) 2001 – current; (annual) |
JK1.C66, 18-56 (newest editions at McH Ref until summarized in: Congress and the Nation (McH Ref JK1021.C6); earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
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[CQ] Guide to Congress (General information) |
5th edition |
McH Ref JK1021.C56 2000 (v.1-2) |
CQ Weekly |
1983 – current |
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July, 2003 – current 1998; 1999-2002; Jan-June 2003 1961-70; 1971; 1972-83; 1984;1985-97; 1998 |
JK1.C15 (newest editions in McH Ref, earlier editions in McH Stacks) NRLF available via ILL JK1.C15 (v. 56:16-50, 57-60, 61:1-26) CQ Weekly Report, NRLF available via ILL JK1.C15 (v. 19-28, 29:1-9,27-52, 30-41, 42:1-18,20-52, 43-55, 56:1-15) |
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CQ.com on Congress |
Approx. 1995 – current for most resources |
CQ.com on Congress, Legislative tracking and Capitol Hill news service. Unique content includes CQ BillWatch (essay style analysis back to 1995), CQ Schedules, and CQ Archives. Access not available for every listed resource. |
Documents Note: Documents are also included in the U.S. Serial Set. (J66 + Serial Set number) |
1995 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Congressional Publications) |
(Senate, House, & Treaty) |
1995 – current; (updated irregularly) |
GPO Access, Congressional Documents, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/index.html |
(House and Senate) |
1789 – 2000 2000 – current |
U.S. Serial Set J66 Electronic only, via GPO Access or CRUZCAT |
(Finding Aid) |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional See CIS Annual/CIS Index |
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1830 – 1969 1995 – current 1963 – 2000 1935/36 – 1961/62 1823/24-1961/62th scattered holdings |
U.S. Congressional Serial Set via READEX GPO Access (contents not by serial set number) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/index.html McH Stacks J66 McH Microfrm J66 At NRLF available via ILL J66 |
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Election Statistics (Voter Registration and Turnout) |
1960 – current |
Election Assistance Commission http://www.eac.gov/clearinghouse/voter-turnout-and-statistics/ |
1964 – current |
U.S. Census – Voting and Registration http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html |
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(Voting Statistics) |
1954/55 – current; (biennial) |
America Votes, McH Ref JK1967.A8 |
Executive Branch Documents See CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents (not printed in the U.S. Serial Set) |
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Financial Disclosures |
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(Member Personal Finances) |
1997 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees) |
(Member Personal Finances – House) |
1981 – current |
Financial Disclosure Reports of Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gov Pubs US Docs Y 1.1/7: (current unbound) McH Stacks J66 (bound editions). **Ask at McH Ref Desk for appropriate Serial Set volume numbers. |
(Political Action Committee and individual campaign contributions) |
1989 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees) |
Two most recent election cycles |
Federal Election Commission (under Campaign Finance Reports and Data) http://www.fec.gov |
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1979/80 – current |
CQ Money Line from CQ Politics http://moneyline.cq.com/ |
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1824 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Congressional Publications, Advanced Search |
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Hearings |
1995 – current |
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Hearings |
2002 – current 1970 – current |
Paper SuDoc copies retained for at least 5 years in Gov Pub US Docs Y4 McH Microfrm KF49.C623 |
1833 – 1969 1959/63 – 1971/74 1975/76 – 1979/80 |
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index, McH Ref Law KF40.C56 (pts. 1-8) Titles may be borrowed from California State Library or UC Berkeley Cumulative Index of Congressional Committee Hearings (not confidential in character), Quadrennial Supplement, McH Ref Z1223.A32 Cumulative index of congressional committee hearings (not confidential in character), Supplement McH Ref Z1223.A32 |
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(Finding Aid) |
1970 – current current current |
CIS Annual, McH Ref Law KF49.C6 CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress, McH Ref Law KF49.C62 – Index (current issues retained until cumulated in CIS Annual.) McH Ref Law KF49.C62 – Abstracts |
1833 – 1969 |
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index, McH Ref Law KF40.C56 (pts. 1-8) |
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(Unpublished House Hearings) |
1833 – 1936 1937 – 1946 1947 – 1954 |
CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. House of Representatives Committee Hearings, McH Ref Law KF40.C54 1988-1936 (v. 1-2) CIS Index to unpublished U.S. House of Representatives committee hearings, 1937-1946, McH Ref Law KF40.C54 1937-1946 (v. 1-2) CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. House of Representatives Committee Hearings, 1947-1954 McH Ref Law KF40.C54 1947-1954 (v. 1-2) |
(Finding Aid), (Unpublished Senate Hearings) |
1823 – 1964 1965 – 1968 |
CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings, McH Ref Law KF40.C55 1823-1964 (v. 1-3) CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings, McH Ref Law KF40.C55 1965-1968 |
The Hill |
1995 – present |
“The Hill is a non-partisan, non-ideological weekly newspaper that describes the inner workings of Congress” Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Political News/ Hot Topics) |
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Official title: Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States of America |
1991 – current |
GPO Access |
1789 – 1875 |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhj.html |
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1963 – current 1991 – current 1789 – 1800 |
McH Stacks J45.A1 1963 Gov Pubs CD XJH: CD-ROM Electronic resource, via Early American Imprints, restricted to UC campuses |
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Journal (Senate) Official title: Journal of the Senate of the United States of America |
1789 – 1875 |
American Memory Project’s Century of Lawmaking http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsj.html |
1792 – 1800 |
Electronic resource, via Early American Imprints, restricted to UC campuses |
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Laws see also U.S. Code |
1969 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws) |
1994 – current |
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html |
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1973 – current |
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN), McH Ref Law KF63.U5 |
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1957 – current 1789 – 1956 |
U.S. Statutes at Large, McH Ref Law KF50.U5 McH Microfrm KF50.U5 |
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Legislative Histories |
1969 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Legislative Histories, Bills, & Laws) |
1973 – current |
THOMAS (under Bills, Resolutions – Bill Summary and Status) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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1983 – current |
GPO Access (History of Bills) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hob/index.html |
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1973 – current |
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN), McH Ref Law KF63.U5 |
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1970 – current |
CIS Annual: Legislative Histories, McH Ref Law KF49 .C6 See also CIS Annual/CIS Index |
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Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes - continued by U.S. Congressional Serial Set Catalog |
1933/34 – 1979/80 1983/34 – current (NOTE: Serial Set may be delayed in publication) |
McH Ref J66 Index McH Ref J66 Index (documents and reports listed numerically by Congress and U.S. Serial Set volume numbers.) |
Politics in America (General Information) |
1945 – 1964 1945 – 1989 1992 – current |
NRLF available via ILL E743.C62 NRLF available via ILL E743.C62 1979 CQ’s Politics in America, JK1010.C67 (newest edition at McH Ref Desk, earlier editions in McH Stacks) See also Almanac of American Politics |
Prints (Selected) |
1830 – current 1970 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Congressional Publications, Advanced Search) Can be searched full-text McH Microfrm KF49.C623 |
2002 – current |
Gov Pubs U.S. Docs under Y4 (paper SuDoc copies retained for at least 5 years) |
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(Finding Aid) |
1970 – current |
CIS Annual, McH Ref Law KF49.C6 |
earliest publications – 1969 |
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index, McH Ref Law KF40.C57 |
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Reports (Senate, House and Senate Executive) See also U.S. Serial Set |
1819 – current; (updated daily when Congress is in session) |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Congressional Publications, Advanced Search) – can be searched full-text |
1970 – current |
McH Microfrm KF49.C623 |
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1995 – current |
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html OR THOMAS (under Committee Reports) http://thomas.loc.gov |
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2002 – current |
Gov Pubs U.S. Docs by SuDoc number as separately published documents; paper SuDoc copies retained for at least 5 years |
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(Finding Aid) |
1970 – current |
CIS Annual, McH Ref Law KF49.C6 |
1789 – 1969 1789 – 1969 |
U.S. Serial Set Index, McH Ref Law KF40.C58 (v. 1-12) S&E Maps (v. 14:1-10) CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969: User Handbook, McH Ref Law KF40.C582 1980 |
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Roll Call |
1989 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Political News/ Hot Topics) Roll Call (under Advanced Search & Archives) http://www.rollcall.com |
Serial Set |
1817 – 1969 1963 – 2000 1935/36 – 1961/62 scattered holdings |
Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set (online) McH Stacks J66 McH Microfrm J66 NRLF available via ILL J66 |
Serial Set Index (CIS) |
1789 – 1969 1789 – 1969 |
McH Ref Law KF40.C58 (v. 1-12) S&E Maps (v. 14:1-10) CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969: User Handbook, McH Ref Law KF40.C582 1980 |
1970 – current |
CIS Annual/ CIS Index, Ref Law KF49.C62 (search for committee reports and documents) |
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Testimony See Hearings |
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Treaty Documents |
1985 – current 1950 – 1984 (scattered holdings 1941, 1958-1959, 1962, 1964- |
TIAS (United States Treaties and Other International Agreements Series), Gov Pubs U.S. Docs S9.10: McH Stacks KZ235.3 .U55 Treaties in Force McH Ref Law KZ235 .U55 - |
United States Code See also Laws |
1969 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Legislative Histories, Bills, & Laws) |
1988, 1994, & 2000 editions, with updating supplements |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel http://uscode.house.gov/search/prevcode.shtml |
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1994 and 2000 editions with updating supplements |
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html |
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U.S. Serial Set See Serial Set |
1980, 1984-85, 1989-90 |
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Vital Statistics on Congress |
1989 – current/daily |
JK 1041.V58 (newest edition in McH Ref, earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
Voting Records |
1990 – current |
Lexis-Nexis Congressional (under Members & Committees) |
(House) |
1983 – current July, 2003 – current 1998 – 2002; Jan-June 2003 1961-70; 1971; 1972-83; 1984;1985-97; 1998 1962 – 2000; (annual) 2001 – current; (annual) |
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov/ |
(House and Senate) |
Historical |
CQ Weekly/Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report or via CRUZCAT JK1.C15 (McH Ref for newest editions; earlier editions in McH Stacks) – Votes listed at end of each issue NRLF available via ILL JK1.C15, 56:16-50, 57-60, 61:1-26 CQ Weekly Report, NRLF available via ILL JK1.C15, 19-28, 29:1-9,27-52, 30-41, 42:1-18,20-52, 43-55, 56:1-15 CQ Almanac, McH Stacks JK1.C66, 18-56 – With yearly compilations of voting records CQ Almanac Plus, JK1.C66 (newest editions in McH Ref until summarized in: Congress and the Nation (McH Ref JK1021.C6); earlier editions in McH Stacks) |
1993 – current |
See: Congressional Record, Listed under the heading "Yea and Nay Votes” in the Index. |
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(Senate) |
1977 – current |
Senate record votes, Gov Pubs U.S. Docs Y4.3: |
Printable PDF Format (13 pgs/150 KB)
This guide was adapted from University of Washington, Congressional Resources <http://www.lib.washington.edu/govpubs/congress.pdf>, originally compiled by Cass Hartnett and UW Libraries staff
Lucia Orlando and Chelsea Morse 12/20/07
Selected Web addresses:
Lexis-Nexis Congressional http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
GPO Access http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
THOMAS http://thomas.loc.gov
UCSC Gov Docs Page http://library.ucsc.edu/library/gov/index.html