POLI - Legislative History - Serra: Home

Full-text legislative history information for the 101st-116th Congresses is available. Summary information is available for the 93rd-100th Congresses. The database is searchable by bill number, keyword, sponsor or date and also includes Public Laws, budget and appropriations information, the US Code, and the Congressional Record.

From the United States Government Publishing Office

Animation allows users to see patterns in legislative actions. Search by topic and by dates.

Includes government reports, and appropriations information.

Articles on current legislation, recent votes, and status major legislation.

Codified law, organized by subject into chapters, called Titles, includes four-volume index. The U.S. Code Service is available online. Also available on the Reference shelves: REF KF 62 1972 L38 and through Lexis Nexis (see link below). Use the U.S. Code service to find the public law number of a bill or law.

Full text from Ebscohost. May be used to find Markup reports.

Allows users to track legislative histories and subscribe to RSS feeds. Also good for exploring topics.

Links to information and examples for proper citation using the Chicago Manual of Style