LibGuides: Federal Legal Research: Legislative

United States Code

U.S. Code (House of Representatives)
"The United States Code is prepared and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel (“OLRC”) of the U.S. House of Representatives pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 285b." This is the print U.S. Code in online format. The online version includes the Popular Names Table, the Classification Table listing sections affected by recently enacted laws and access to prior versions back to 1994.
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"A service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch." This link provides access to the U.S. Code from 1994 forward.
Cornell - Legal Information Institute
The U.S. Code on LII can be searched by title and chapter, table of contents, popular names table (at the bottom of the table of contents) or keyword. The "How Current Is This?" feature links the U.S. Code to statutes passed but not yet codified. This site also has an RSS feed available at the title level for tracking changes.

Federal Legislation

Bills

U.S. Congress
93rd Congress (1973) to present
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103rd Congress (1993) to present

Bill Tracking - Summary & Status

U.S. Congress
93rd Congress (1973) to present

Hearings

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85th Congress (1957) to present
Senate Committees
House Committees

Committee/Conference Reports

U.S. Congress
104th Congress (1995) to present
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104th Congress (1995) to present

Other Committee Materials

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Debates

Available in the Congressional Record (see below)

Congressional Record

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.

Federal Legal Research

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