Annals of Congress, (1789–1824)
- official title ‘‘The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States"
- 1st Congress through the 1st session, 18th Congress (1789 to 1824)
- compiled between 1834 and 1856 using primarily newspaper accounts
Register of Debates, (1824–1837)
- a record of the congressional debates
- the 18th Congress, 2nd Session through the 25th Congress, 1st Session (1824-37)
Congressional Globe, (1833–1873)
- record of debates
- by the mid-nineteenth century, using shorthand, it became a closer proximity to the current transcript-style record of debates
Congressional Record, (1873-present)
- remarks and debates in transcript form
- also speeches by Senators and Representatives of the U.S. Congress