Congressional Publications: Legislative Histories

The legislative history of a law is the compilation of all the documents published by the Congress from the time it is introduced as a bill to the final enactment.

It includes the following documents:

• Bills & Versions of Bills
• Debates (Congressional Record)
• Hearings
• House and Senate Documents and Reports (Serial Set)
• Committee Prints
• Misc. Publications

Coverage:1969-current

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Legislative histories already compiled:

• Legislative Histories, from the U.S. Department of Justice

• Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet, from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.