Key Resources

 

  • Check Scholar OneSearch, the Library's online catalog for Congressional and legislative branch documents.
  • Proquest Congressional (current NU affiliates)  Contemporary and historical. Use Proquest Congressional to locate a broad range of Congressional publications, including hearings, reports, documents, and Committee prints. We provide access to all published hearings from 1824 to present (1824-2003 generously funded by the Office of the Provost; 2004 to present, courtesy of the School of Law Library).
  • Try GovInfo for full-text access to essential federal publications, including the Congressional Record, House and Senate calendars, bills, public and private laws, and full-text hearings,  reports, documents, and Committee prints from the past several Congresses.
  • Congress.gov provides access to bills, resolutions, treaties, Presidential nominations, Congressional reports, and other materials.
  • HeinOnline (courtesy of the Law Library) is a rich repository of both contemporary and historical Congressional materials.

Congressional Publications

The Library provides access to both contemporary and historical collections of Congressional materials.

Legislative Drafting Materials

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

The Congressional Research Service prepares a number of thoroughly researched studies of issues and programs for members of Congress.  These materials aren't routinely made available to the public and must be sought through a variety of intermediaries, including the following:

Other Legislative Branch Resources

In addition to Congress, the legislative branch includes a number of other important agencies.  Please see the separate section on CRS, the Congressonal Research Service.

Historical Congressional Publications - Hearings, Documents, and Reports

Historical Congressional Publications - Daily Proceedings

Congressional Links

United States Senate and United States House of Representatives  These pages contain a wealth of links and are well worth exploration. 

Notable links include: