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QUICK GUIDE to U.S. Congressional Publications

PUBLICATION TYPES:
1. BILLS
2. DEBATES & SPEECHES
3. REPORTS & DOCUMENTS (SERIAL SET)
4. HEARINGS
5. COMMITTEE PRINTS
6. Congressional Research Tutorials (opens in a new page)
1. BILLS
Holdings Indexes
  • 101st (1989)- LexisNexis Congressional
  • (1993- ) GPO Access
  • 101st (1989)- all versions Thomas
  • [1-24, 37-55, 97-106] LAW
  • [1 (1789) -73 (1933)] Microfilm –Direct Loan
  • [73 (1934) -96 (1980)] Microfiche –Direct Loan
  • [97- (1981- )] Sen FICHE 1700 GREF
  • [97- (1981- )] House FICHE 1699 GREF
  • [75 (1937/38)-91 (1970)] Sen J50.J1 (NRLF)
  • [75 (1937/38)-91 (1970)] House J50.K1 (NRLF)
  • Pathfinder Access: NONE
  • (1873- ) Congressional Record Index J11.R5
  • [97 (1935) - ] House Calendars (1935- J47.A3)
  • [83rd Congress(1953/54)- ] Congressional Index - KF49 .C6 Law Library
  • (1989 - ) LexisNexis Congressional
  • (1973- ) Thomas
  • (1993-) GPO Access
[numbers in brackets refer to session of congress]
2. DEBATES & SPEECHES
Holdings Indexes
  • Mar 3, 1789 - May 27, 1824: J11.A5
  • 1824 - 1837: J11.D5
  • 1834 - 1873: J11.G5
  • 1873 - : J11.R5 MAIN (Unbound in GREF)
  • 98th, (1983)-Present] LexisNexis Congressional
  • [101st (1989)-Present] Thomas
  • (1994- ) GPO Access
[numbers in brackets refer to session of congress]
3. REPORTS & DOCUMENTS (a.k.a. SERIAL SET)
Holdings Indexes
  • [1 (1789) – 91:1(1969)] FICHE 3136 GREF
  • [91:2(1970)-104 (1996)]: J66 MAIN (prior years at NRLF)
  • 103rd Congress (1993- ):
    • Sen Document FICHE 24117 News/Micro
    • Sen Treaty Doc FICHE 24118 News/Micro
    • Sen Report FICHE 24119 News/Micro
    • Sen Exec Rep FICHE 24120 News/Micro
    • Sen Exec Docs (pre-1970 not in Serial Set) Direct Loan
    • Sen Exec Rep (pre-1970 not in Serial Set) Direct Loan
    • House Doc FICHE 24121 News/Micro
    • House Rep FICHE 24122 News/Micro
  • (1789-1980) Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set (digitization in process)
  • Rpts: [101:2, (1990- )] LexisNexis Congressional.
  • Docs: : [104, 1995- )]LexisNexis Congressional.
  • [104, (1995)-] GPO Access
[numbers in brackets refer to session of congress]
4. HEARINGS
Holdings Indexes
  • 1980-2003 LexisNexis Congressional (Published Hearings)
  • 1824-1979 LexisNexis Congressional (digitization in process) (Published Hearings)
  • MAIN stacks
  • -1969 CIS Groups 1-3 FICHE 1861 GREF (Published Hearings)
  • Unpublished Hearings – UCSD, Hastings, & Stanford by Direct Loan
  • [105th (1997) -] GPO Access most committees
  • House & Senate committee pages have most prepared testimony - some as far back as 1995
5. COMMITTEE PRINTS
Holdings Indexes
02/29/2008