Legislative Research: U.S. Government Information Resources

Track current legislation or legislative proposals and locate full-texts of bill versions. Locate:
- House and Senate Bills
- House and Senate Joint Resolutions
- House and Senate Concurrent Resolutions

A legislative history consists of the citations and the texts of documents or publications that provide the intent, purpose and background for a legislative bill, resolution or law (statute). The legislative history may include some or all of the following:
- Congressional (House and Senate) committee hearings and prints
- Congressional (House and Senate) committee reports (Serial Set)
- Congressional (House and Senate) documents (Serial Set)
- Congressional (House and Senate) floor debates and proceedings
- Presidential statements and other documents
- Other related materials or documentation

U.S. Serial Set:
- House Documents
- House Committee Reports
- Senate Documents
- Senate Executive Documents
- Senate Treaty Documents
- Senate Committee Reports
- Senate Executive Reports
- Conference Reports

Presidential documents, papers, executive orders, speeches, statements and other communications

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