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Legislative History Research Guide


Getting Started & Key Resources - Legislative History Research Guide

This guide collects major sources for conducting legislative history research, including committee reports, hearings, bills, debates and more.

Compiling a Federal Legislative History: A Beginner's Guide

A comprehensive research guide on finding federal legislative history documents, including congressional committee reports and hearings, presidential signing ...

Federal Legislative History Research - U.S. Department of the Interior

Legislative history research refers to efforts to track the progress of a bill through the legislative process and to the examination of documents created ...

Federal Legislative History | Duke University School of Law

This guide should serve as an introduction to the basic documents and procedures for researching the legislative history of a federal law.

State Legislative History Research Guides Inventory: Introduction

Introduction. The key to successfully locating a state's legislative history documents is to understand the state's legislative process and to ...

U.S. Federal Legislative History Library - LibGuides at HeinOnline

Research legislative intent behind major public laws and follow the progression of a bill from its introduction to its passage. Gain insight and ...

Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to ...

A practitioner's guide to compiling the documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent. By Richard J. McKinney and Ellen A. Sweet.

A Beginner's Guide: Locating a Compiled Federal Legislative History

There are many sources of pre-compiled legislative histories available that you will want to check before compiling your own.

Legislative History Research (Federal): The Process

Legislative History is made up of documents preceding and accompanying the enactment of a law. These documents generally include bills, public laws, floor ...

State Legislative History Information and Research Guides of the 50 ...

Below are books, bibliographies, and guides available through Biddle's catalog that provide state law research guidance.

Getting Started - Federal & State Legislative History

Other useful materials for tracing the history of a law include research reports from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), General ...

Federal Legislative History Research: Home - Brooklyn Law School

A comprehensive research guide on finding federal legislative history documents, including congressional committee reports and hearings.

Compiled Legislative Histories - Georgetown Law Research Guides

This guide collects major sources for conducting legislative history research, including committee reports, hearings, bills, debates and more.

Legislative History - Research Guides at Emory University Libraries

How Do I Use Legislative History? By studying the debates, reports and various mark-ups that occur throughout the legislative process, one can ...

Federal Legislative History - LibGuides at UCLA School of Law

This research guide provides assistance to UCLA School of Law students tracing the legislative history of a federal statute. URL: https ...

Federal Legislative History Research: Home - Tarlton Law Library

A “legislative history” is a collection of documents that constitutes the pre-enactment record of Congressional action on a bill.

Legislative History Resources - Department of Justice

Disclaimer · General Resources · Compiled Legislative Histories · Congressional Documents · Presidential Signing Statements · Public Laws/Statutes at ...

Federal Legislative History Research Guide: Start Here

Introduction ... Understanding federal legislative history can be a vital component to interpreting the meaning of enacted legislation. Knowing ...

Legislative History Research: A Guide to Resources for ...

This report provides an overview of federal legislative history research, the legislative process, and where to find congressional documents ...

Guide to Researching Legislative History and Intent

The staff of the Legislative Reference Library can guide you through the process of looking for legislative intent and assist you in obtaining useful materials.