LexisNexis Congressional

LexisNexis Congressional 1789 - present.     Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1830 - present.

Provides abstracts and indexing for congressional publications. Also includes legislative histories; member biographies; committee assignments; voting records; financial data; and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources such as hearing transcripts, committee reports, bills, the Federal Register, the current Code of Federal Regulations, and more (coverage varies).

Full text content is available for:

• Committee reports: 1990 to present (coverage for 1990 is incomplete)
• House and Senate documents: 1995 to present
• CRS reports: 1919 to present
• Committee prints: 1830 to present
• Transcripts of hearings: selected hearings 1988 to present
• Bills: 1989 to present

Bill tracking (1989 to present) and legislative histories of public laws (1969 to present) are included.

Includes theCongressional Research Digital Collection (1830 - present.)
Full text 1830 - present.
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The Congressional Research Digital Collection includes abstracting, indexing, bibliographic information, and searchable PDFs for Congressional Research Service reports from 1916-present and committee prints from 1830-present.

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) was established within the Library of Congress to provide objective research and analysis for members of Congress, congressional committees and congressional staff. Some CRS reports have been issued as House or Senate documents, reports, or committee prints, while others may appear as attachments to other publications.

A committee print can contain anything relevant to the legislative and oversight functions of Congress. Examples of committee print content include:  research papers by committee staff, Congressional Research Service experts, or outside consultants; committee rules and calendars; compilations of laws; transcripts of markup sessions or other proceedings; and legislative descriptions and analyses.

[Source: LexisNexis Congressional help screens, accessed August 30, 2006]