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How a Bill Becomes a Law and Various Other Sources
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Retrospective Legislative Information Sources
In addition to the sources listed in How to Choose a Particular Bill or Law a number of indexes will provide information on legislation passed from the first session of Congress (1789) to 1969.
| Title & Dates of Coverage | Location | Frequency & Indexing | Description |
| CIS Serial Set Index, 1789-1969 |
Middleton Reference Table 4 Z 1223 Z9 C65 1975 Also on Congessional Masterfile Reference Desk Cartridge 8 |
Indexes by subjects and keywords publications of the Congressional Serial Set (e.g., reports and documents issued by Congress). Includes citations to the American State Papers. |
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| CIS US Congressional Committee Hearing Index, 1833-1969 | Middleton Reference Table 4 Z1223.A2 C5 1981 Also on Congessional Masterfile Reference Desk Cartridge 8 |
Indexes by subjects and organizations, personal names, titles, bill numbers, and report or document numbers. | |
| CIS US Congressional Committee Prints Index from the earliest Publication through 1969 | Middleton Reference Table 4 Z1223.Z7 C66 Also on Congessional Masterfile Reference Desk Cartridge 8 |
Indexes by subjects and names, titles, issuing committee and bill numbers. | |
| CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. Senate Committee Hearings, 1823-1964, 1965-1968 | Middleton Reference Table 4 KF 49 C623 Also on Congessional Masterfile Reference Desk Cartridge 8 |
Indexes by subjects and organizations, personal names, titles, bill numbers, and reports or document numbers. |
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| CIS Index to Unpublished U.S. House of Representatives Hearings, Congressional Proceedings, 1833-1936, 1937-1946, 1947-1954, |
Middleton Reference Table 4 KF 40 C54 Also on Congessional Masterfile Reference Desk Cartridge 8 |
Indexes by subjects and organizations, personal names, titles, bill numbers, and report or document numbers. | |
| Records of the Proceedings of Congress: | Government Documents Index on WWW 1983- FDsys See also: Library of Congress National Digital Library Congressional Documents and Debates, 1789-1873 |
Issued every day Congress is in session. | 1873- Congressional Record 1833-1873 Congressional Globe 1833-1874 Register of Debates 1789-1824 Annals of Congress 1774-1788 Journals of the Continental Congress |
