GOVT 3325 - Legislative
History and Research
Resources
Print & Microform
Resource
Shepard’s Acts & Cases by
Popular Name
House Bills (microfiche)
Senate Bills (microfiche)
U.S. Statutes at
Large(paper)
U. S. Serial Set (microfiche)
Location
Reference Desk
Purpose
GovDocs microfiche
Y 1.4/6
GovDocs microfiche
Y 1.4/1
GovDocs
AE 2.111
GovDocs Microfiche
Area
US Serial Set Index (print)
CIS U.S. Congressional
Hearings (microfiche)
Reference Indexes a1
CIS Microfiche Area
CIS U.S. Congressional
Committee Hearings Index
C.I.S. (microfiche)
Reference Indexes a1
CIS Index (paper)
Congressional Record
(microfiche)
Reference Indexes a1
GovDocs microfiche
CIS Microfiche Area



Public Law numbers for most bills
Provides chapter and statute numbers for older laws.
Introduced version of the bill from 1979-2000

Introduced version of the bill from 1979-2000

Contains full text of all laws, organized chronologically, including the Public Law
number, from 1789-present









Full or partial text of the introduced version of a bill from 1789-1969 (Maybe!)
House committee reports from 1789-1969
Senate committee reports from 1789-1969
Conference reports from 1789-1969
Use to find appropriate microfiche number for U.S. Serial Set (microfiche)
House committee hearings from 1833 – 1969
Senate committee hearings from 1833 – 1969
Conference hearings from 1833 – 1969
Use to find the appropriate microfiche number for the CIS U.S. Congressional
Hearings (microfiche)
House committee hearings from 1970 – present
House committee reports from 1970- present
Senate committee hearings from 1970-present
Senate committee reports from 1970-present
Conference hearings from 1970-present
Conference reports from 1970-present
Use to find appropriate microfiche number for CIS (microfiche)
House floor debate and amendment(s) from 1873-present
House vote from 1873-present
Engrossed version (full or part) of the bill from 1873-present
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1873-present
Senate vote from 1873-present












An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University
P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955
September 2004
Congressional Record Index
(microfiche)
House Journal (paper)
GovDocs Microfiche
Area
GovDocs XJH
Senate Journal (paper)
GovDocs XJS
Congressional Quarterly
Almanac (paper)
Ref
JK 1 .C66
Presidential vetoes (paper)
GovDocs
Y 1.3:S.pub. 102-12
GovDocs AE 2.114
Public Papers of the
Presidents (paper)
Slip Law (paper)
U.S. Code
GovDocs AE.2.110
Law
KF 62 1927 .W45

Engrossed version(full or part) with Senate amendment(s) from 1873-present

Use to find appropriate date for locating Congressional Record microfiche










House floor debate and amendment from 1972-2000
House vote from 1972-2000
Engrossed version (full or part) from 1972-2000
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1972-2001
Senate vote from 1972-2001
Engrossed bill with Senate amendments from 1972-2001
House vote from 1962-present
Senate vote from 1962-present
Presidential signature or veto from 1962-present
Presidential signature or veto from 1789-1991

Presidential signature or veto from 1953-2001


Slip laws from past two years
Laws currently in force (not private or appropriations)
Important Definitions

Public Laws are identified by the Congress number in the order of the law’s appearance. In other words, the first public law for the
current (107th) Congress would be P.L. 107-1.
 Committee Reports describe the purpose and scope of a bill and the reasons for approval of the measure. Most bills never get beyond the
committee, because if the committee declines to report a bill, that bill is effectively killed
 Committee Prints are prepared by the Congressional Research Service, independent consultants, or by committee staffs, for the
committee handling the bill. These prints consist of studies on topics of public concern, investigative reports, analyses, confidential staff
reports, etc.
 Committee Hearings are published hearings, most often in the form of testimony given at public hearings by individuals concerning the
passage of a particular piece of legislation.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University
P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955
September 2004

Other documents relevant to a Public Law can include Presidential messages proposing the legislation, debate on the bill published in
the Congressional Record, and Presidential statements issued upon the signing of a Public Law published in the Weekly Compilation of
Presidential Documents.
Electronic Resources
THOMAS
http://loc.thomas.gov
GPO Access
www.gpo.gov
Library of Congress American
Memory Project – House Journal
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem
/amlaw/lwhj.html
Library of Congress American
Memory Project – Senate Journal
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem
/amlaw/lwsj.html
LexisNexis Congressional
Universe
Library Webpage:
http://www.utdallas.edu/libra
ry/collections/dbases.htm































Introduced version of bill from 1989-present
House committee hearings from 1997-present
House committee reports from 1995-present
House floor debate and amendment from 1989-present
House vote from 1990-present
Engrossed version of bill from 1989-present
Senate committee reports from 1995-present
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1989-present
Senate vote from 1989-present
Engrossed bill with Senate amendments from 1989-present
Conference reports from 1995-present
Introduced version of bill from 1993-present
House committee hearings from 1998-present
House committee reports from 1995-present
House floor debate and amendment from 1994-present
Engrossed version of bill from 1993-present
Senate committee hearings from 1998-present
Senate committee reports from 1995-present
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1994-present
Engrossed bill with Senate amendments from 1993-present
House Journal from 1991-Present
House floor debate and amendment from 1789 - 1873
House vote from 1789-1873
Engrossed version (full or part) from 1789-1873
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1789 - 1873
Senate vote from 1789-1873
Engrossed version (full or part) from 1789-1873
Introduced version of bill from 1989-present
House committee hearings from 1988-present
House committee reports from 1989-present
House floor debate and amendment from 1985-present
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University
P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955
September 2004
Political Science Abstracts
Library Webpage:
http://www.utdallas.edu/libra
ry/collections/dbases.htm
Social Science Index
Library Webpage:
http://www.utdallas.edu/libra
ry/collections/dbases.htm
Library Webpage:
http://www.utdallas.edu/libra
ry/collections/dbases.htm
Index to Legal Periodicals
PAIS
Library Webpage:
http://www.utdallas.edu/libra
ry/collections/dbases.htm







Engrossed version of bill from 1989-present
Senate committee hearings from 1988-present
Senate committee reports from 1990-present
Senate floor debate and amendment from 1985-present
Engrossed bill with Senate amendments from 1989-present
Conference hearings from 1988-present
Indexes professional journals, major news magazines and
books devoted to North American politics and political
analysis

Citation database (no full-text) that provides records for
U.S. periodicals covering economics, political science,
sociology and law

Index (no full-text) that covers legal journals, yearbooks,
institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and
government publications originating in the United States
Subjects include recent court decisions and new legislation
Database chronicling public policy and socials issues
Covers books, periodicals, hearings, reports, gray
literature and government publications



An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University
P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955
September 2004