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Congressional and Legislative Tracking

Congressional Documents @ Tutt Library

Dating from 1789 Tutt Library has access to 

  • summaries of bills and Public Laws, 1789- (Statutes at Large)
  • House and Senate documents, reports, and many committee prints, 1965-

Check the catalog and online for other Congressional publications 

GPO’s U.S. Government Catalog - contains records from 1976 forward and many older items too, get call numbers to locate at Tutt Library or link online.

Online Legislative Documents

Congress.gov--Federal legislative information

  • legislation - bills and laws, Congressional Record, Committee Reports
  • also resolutions, schedules, calendars, committee information, Presidential Nominations, treaties and government resources

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Congressional Debate and Discussion

Congressional Record [title varies], 1789-

  • Information about rules and committee work
  • Official record of the floor debates and votes of Congress.
  • "Senate Bills and Resolutions" and "House Bills and Resolutions" sections at the end of each year’s index
  • Congressional Universe - Use “Congressional Record”
  • Congressional Record via Govinfo, 1983-