Other crucial documents take the form of Laws enacted by congress such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Voting Rights Act of the following year. Laws can be found in print in the Statutes at Large, located in GIMMS reference. Some important pieces of legislation do not become law but still have an influence on the process. There are a variety of online resources to help find and track legislation.
Provides easy access to congressional publications since 1789 and some full-text of reports, bills, resolutions, and laws to the present.
ProQuest Congressional provides indexing and full-text access to various publications of the U.S. Congress. It provides easy search access to congressional publications and includes full-text of reports, bills and resolutions, and laws.
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Comprehensive information on Congressional bills, laws, proceedings provided by the Library of Congress, the Congressional Record and information on Members and Congressional Committees.
Library of Congress web site that provides full text of bills, resolutions, and laws as well as tracking legislation through the Congressional process. For historical access to Congressional publications and information, contact the staff in Government Information, Maps and Microform Services, C264 Wells Library.
Provides coverage of congressional legislation from 1945 to today. Provides analysis of legislation through Congress, including how bills are changed, derailed, or passed
The CQ Almanac Online Edition covers people, elections, legislative initiatives, and controversies in the U.S. Congress. It also reviews and analyses legislation and public policy issues and records roll call votes for major legislation.