Legislative Primary Sources

Bills, Resolutions

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBERS: Y 1.4: (1953*-2000)

Online (1799-1873):

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhbsb.html

Online (1989-present, 1973-present for bill summaries):

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Online (1989-present):

LexisNexis Congressional (UM Only)

Note: Finding aid for 1979-2000 located at U.S. Government Information Reference GP 3.28:.

*Copies of bills pre-1953 may be viewed in the Library of Congress' Microtext Collection.

Congressional Debate - Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, Congressional Record

Contains the official records of proceedings and debates of Congress, including roll call votes.

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CALL NUMBERS: X vol. and X1.1: vol. (1789-present)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfilm

CALL NUMBERS: J 11.A5, J 11.D5, J 11.G5 (1789-1967)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBERS: X 1.1: (1977-present) *Permanent edition

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBERS: X 1.1/A: (1985-present) *Daily edition

Online (1789-1875):

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html

Online (1985-present):

LexisNexis Congressional (UM Only)

Online (1989-present):

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Hearings

Transcripts of meetings or sessions of congressional committees considering proposed legislation or conducting an investigation.

See Finding Congressional Hearings

House Journal

Record of the proceedings of each legislative day in the House of Representatives.

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information SU Docs

CALL NUMBER: XJH: congress (1789-1817, 1947-2004)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Rare (Ask at Info Desk)

CALL NUMBER: XJH: congress (1797-1946)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBER: XJH: congress (1979-2004)

Online (1789-1875):

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhj.html

Online (1991-1999):

www.gpoaccess.gov/hjournal/index.html

Prints

Congressional committee publications on topics of interest to the committee.

Found the same way as congressional hearings.

Private Laws (See also, Statutes at Large)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

CALL NUMBER: AE 2.110/2: congress

Online (1995-present):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html

Public Laws/Slip Laws (See also, Statutes at Large)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

CALL NUMBER: AE 2.110: congress (recent only)

LOCATION: UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBER: AE 2.110: congress (1953-1978)

Online (1988-present):

LexisNexis Congressional (UM only)

Online (1989-present):

http://thomas.loc.gov

Online (1995-present):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/

Reports, House & Senate (See Serial Set)

Senate Journal

Record of the proceedings of each legislative day in the Senate

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information SU Docs

CALL NUMBER: XJS: congress (1789-1817, 1947-2006)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Rare (Ask at Info Desk)

CALL NUMBER: XJS: congress (1817-1920)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Folio (Ask at Info Desk)

CALL NUMBER: XJS: congress (1921-1946)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBER: XJS: congress (1979-2004)

Online (1789-1875):

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsj.html

Serial Set, American State Papers

Numbered Reports, Documents, Executive Reports and Executive Documents for the House of Representatives and the Senate

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Su Doc

CALL NUMBER: Y 1.1/2:vol., Y 1.1/5, Y 1.1/8: (1947-present)

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CALL NUMBER: Y 1.1/2: vol. (1789-1946)

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CALL NUMBER: Y 1.1/2: vol. (1789-1976, 1979-present)

Online (1789-1917, various):

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/

Online (1789-1969):

LexisNexis Congressional (UM only)

Online (1995-present):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/

Statutes at Large

Volumes of the law, bound chronologically from their date of passage and printed in their entirety.

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

CALL NUMBER: AE 2.111: vol. (1789-present)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Microfiche

CALL NUMBER: CIS Collection, KF 50.U5 (1789-1982)

Online (1789-1875):

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html

Online (1789-2006):

HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large Library (UM only)

Online (2003-2006):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html

United States Code

Codification of current laws in force, organized by subject. Revised every 6 years with annual supplements.

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

CALL NUMBER: Y 1.2/5: year (2000-present)

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information SU Docs

CALL NUMBER: Y 1.2/5: year (1934-1999)

Online (1988-present):

http://uscode.house.gov

Online (1994-2005):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/

Online (1925-present):

HeinOnline: U.S. Code Library (UM Only)

Online (Current version only):

LexisNexis Congressional (UM only)

United States Code Annotated

Commercial version of United States Code with annotations to case law.

UMCP McKeldin Library, McKeldin Reference

CALL NUMBER: KF 62.U53

Online (Current version):

Westlaw Campus Research

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceeding week.

UMCP McKeldin Library, U.S. Government Information Reference

CALL NUMBER: AE 2.109: date (1965-2000)

Online (1993-present):

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html