The
Library of Congress >> Researchers
GUIDE TO
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE DOCUMENTS
IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Revised by
Mark Sweeney
Serial & Government Publications Division
Library of Congress
February 1992
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
LOCATION CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SESSIONS OF CONGRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONGRESS - GENERAL SOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BILLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Status of current bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Obtaining votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CALENDARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
DEBATES & PROCEEDINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Debates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Journals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
COMMITTEE PRINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
HEARINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Indexes and finding aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Witness Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
REPORTS & DOCUMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Indexes/finding aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Popular names (government reports). . . . . . . . . . . . 26
PUBLIC LAWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Collected sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Popular names (public laws) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Additional sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Finding aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
EXECUTIVE BRANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SUPREME COURT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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STATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Information sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Handbooks/manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Laws/legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Law digest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . 40
Obtaining copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Additional sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
INDEX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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INTRODUCTION
This guide is a comprehensive list of sources covering the
legislative process available in the Library of Congress. In
addition, selected sources that contribute to understanding the
legislative process have been included for other branches of the
Federal Government.
The emphasis is on sources that appear primarily in print.
Microfilm and microfiche sets are included where applicable. And
in cases where the publication is available online, these data
bases have been included. The locations given are effective as of
January 1, 1992.
The following selected titles are standards in the fields of
government documents and legal research. Some include out-dated
material but are the most recent editions available.
Boyd, Anne M. United States Government Publications.
3rd rev. ed. by Rae Elizabeth Rips. 1952.
Z1223.Z7B7
Morehead, Joe. Introduction to United States Public
Documents. 3rd ed. 1983. Z1223.Z7M67 1983
Price, Miles O., and Hary Bitner. Effective Legal
Research. 3rd. ed. 1969. KF240.P7 1969
Ripy, Thomas B., and Mark Gurevitz. United States Law:
Finding Statutory Material. CRS Report (90-110A),
1990.
Schmeckebier, Laurence F., and Roy B. Easton. Government
Publications and Their Use. 2nd rev. ed. 1969.
Z1223.Z7S3 1969
Stiverson, Keith Ann. Legal Research: An Introduction.
Law Library of Congress (LL91-1), rev. March 1990.
Zwirn, Jerrold. Congressional Publications and
Proceedings. 2nd ed. Englewood, Colo, Libraries
Unlimited, 1988. Z1067.Z85 1988
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LOCATION CODES
CODES LOCATION TELEPHONE
Deck 7/N(orth) Adams Building
Deck 7/S(outh) Adams Building
LLRR Law Library Reading Room LM-201 707-5080
LL stacks Law Library stacks
MicroRR Microform Reading Room LJ107 707-5471
MRR Main Reading Room LJ-100 707-4773
N&CPR Newspaper and Current Periodical Room,
Serial & Government Publications
Division LM-131 707-5690
DEPOSITORY Federal Deporitory Library Collection,
Serial & Government Publications
Division LM-131 707-5690
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SESSIONS OF CONGRESS
1947 - 1948 80th
1949 - 1950 81st
1951 - 1952 82nd
1953 - 1954 83rd
1955 - 1956 84th
1957 - 1958 85th
1959 - 1960 86th
1961 - 1962 87th
1963 - 1964 88th
1965 - 1966 89th
1967 - 1968 90th
1969 - 1970 91st
1971 - 1972 92nd
1973 - 1974 93rd
1975 - 1976 94th
1977 - 1978 95th
1979 - 1980 96th
1981 - 1982 97th
1983 - 1984 98th
1985 - 1986 99th
1987 - 1988 100th
1989 - 1990 101st
1991 - 1992 102nd
1993 - 1994 103rd
1995 - 1996 104th
1997 - 1998 105th
1999 - 2000 106th
2001 - 2002 107TH
For dates of the 1st
Congress to the present
see: Congressional Directory,
"Statistical Information."
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CONGRESS - GENERAL SOURCES
1. Washington Information Directory. Congressional Quarterly.
F192.3.W33
First published in 1975, this annual publication provides
access to sources of information on Congress, the executive
branch and agencies, and various private and non-profit
organizations. Arranged by subject with a combined
agency/organization/subject (keyword) index.
Location: LLRR current
MRR current
N&CPR current
2. United States Government Manual. GPO JK421.A3
The official handbook of the Federal Government published
annually. Provides information on the legislative, judicial,
and executive branches as well as quasi-official agencies and
organizations in which the United States participates.
Location: LLRR current
MRR current
N&CPR current
Collected sets: Deck 7/S 1943- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
3. Congressional Directory. GPO JK1011
Traditionally published for each session of Congress, it
is now published for the first session only.
Provides information on Members of Congress, the
President, the departments, the judiciary, the press, and the
diplomatic corps. The subject index is located in the front
of the volume and the individual index in the rear.
Location: current edition available throughout the
collections
Collected sets: LLRR current
MRR 1884-
Deck 7/S 1832- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
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4. Congressional Staff Directory. Congressional Staff Directory.
JK1012.C65
While the emphasis of the Congressional Directory is the
Member, this directory concentrates on their staffs. Coverage
includes not only the Congress but the executive branch
(agencies and departments) as well as several independent
agencies.
Location: current edition available throughout the
collections
Collected sets: MRR 1972-
Deck 7/S 1972- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
5. CQ Weekly Report. Congressional Quarterly. JK1.C66
Tracks status of pending major legislation while
providing background and current information on a broad
spectrum of legislative, governmental, and political topics.
Includes statistics on recorded votes as well as other
specialized data. Publishes separate cumulative index
quarterly with an annual final edition.
Location: LLRR current
MRR 1971-
Deck 7/S 1947- (loan set)
LLRR 1988-
N&CPR last 2 years
Online version: HIS/qu98- (1983-)
DATATIMES/total cqw (1986-)
DIALOG/484 news (1990-) [abstract]
6. CQ Almanac. Congressional Quarterly. JK1.C66
This is more than just an edited version of the CQ Weekly
Report. Each volume is a review of the legislative session.
Provides voting statistics on State and Federal candidates.
Location: available throughout the collections
Collected sets: MRR 1945-
Deck 7/S 1945- (loan set)
LLRR 1960-
N&CPR 1945-
7. Congressional Monitor. Congressional Quarterly. CIO
Issued weekly when Congress is in session, this
periodical lists the week's upcoming House and Senate
Committee meetings, status of appropriations, House and
Senate floor actions, party organizations meetings and general
news from the Hill.
Location: N&CPR (current issues only title)
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8. Congressional Index. Commerce Clearing House (CCH).
KF49.C6
Looseleaf arranged in two volume sets for each Congress,
one for the Senate, one for the House. Separate sections
track status of current bills and resolutions, voting records,
treaties, nominations, measures vetoed, and more. The
specialized indexes are in the Senate volume only.
Location: LLRR last six years
LL stacks 75th-
MicroRR 96th-
N&CPR 96th-
9. Major Legislation of the Congress. (MLC). CRS KF42.M34
"Summaries of topical congressional issues and major
legislation introduced in response to those issues." Arranged
by subject with title and legislation indexes. Also includes
listing of CRS Reports. Final summary issue for each
Congress.
Location: LLRR current
LL stacks 97th-
DEPOSITORY 96th-
N&CPR current
10. Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. GPO
Z1223.A18
Lists publications printed by the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO). These publications cover a wide
variety of subjects. Many of them are official government
documents. Indicates whether these publications are available
for sale to the public or sent to depository libraries.
Arranged alphanumerically by SuDocs Classification number with
a variety of additional indexes.
For the most up-to-date listing of in-print publications
available for sale consult the GPO Sales microfiche set (2nd
Floor Copy Center).
Location: LLRR 1941- (incomplete) (shelved with
Catalog of the Public Documents 1893-
1940)
MRR (complete set) shelved with Catalog of
the Public Documents: 1893-1940
MicroRR 1985-
N&CPR (complete set)
Online version: DIALOG/66 (7/1976-)
CD-ROM version: MARCIVE CD-ROM (7/1976-)
available in the N&CPR
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11. Congressional Information Service (CIS).
Since 1970, the best source for tracking down the
multitude of legislative publications. Abstracts and indexes:
1) hearings (including witnesses), 2) committee prints, 3)
House and Senate Reports, 4) House and Senate Documents, 5)
Senate Executive Reports, 6) Senate Treaty Documents, 7)
Public laws (legislative histories), and 8) selected special
publications. For additional information see: "User Guide"
(preface each edition).
For coverage prior to 1970 CIS has several retrospective
sets arranged by type of publication. These include committee
prints, hearings, and the Serial Set. Entries for these sets
can be found by consulting the title index.
a. CIS/Index.
"Index" and "Abstracts" sections provide
current information that cumulates into the
CIS/Annual. Issued monthly; "Index" cumulates
quarterly.
b. CIS Cumulative Index. KF49.C62
At present a sixteen volume set, 1970-1990.
Revises and supersedes the CIS/Annual Index but
not the Abstracts.
c. CIS/Annual. KF49.C62
Divided into two basic sections; abstracts and
index (subject, title, bill#, report#, document#).
Since 1984 divided into three volumes; abstracts,
index and legislative histories.
d. CIS/Microfiche Library.
Provides full-text retrieval for all
publications cited in the CIS/Index and CIS/Annual.
Location: LLRR 1970-(index) fiche 1970-
MRR 1970-(index only) no fiche
MicroRR 1970-(index) fiche 1970-
N&CPR 1970-(index only) no fiche
Online version: DIALOG/101 (1970-)
e. CIS/Congressional Masterfile on CD-ROM.
All CIS indexes listed above on CD-ROM.
Location: MRR (alcoves)
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12. Federal Index. National Standards Association. Z7165.U5F42
This index provides access to the three basic information
sources of the Federal Government: the Congressional Record,
the Federal Register, and The Weekly Compilation of
Presidential Documents. It is published monthly with an
annual cumulative edition. The index is organized into two
sections: the Federal Subject Index, and the Federal Bill
Track Index. The Federal Subject Index section lists entries
alphabetically by subject terms, member names, department and
agency names, Congressional committees, and country. The
Federal Bill Track Index lists all bills and resolutions
referenced in the Federal Index.
Location: N&CPR 1977-
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BILLS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. Current Congress
a. "slip" bills
Location: LLRR (file copy)
House/Senate Document Room
(available on fiche to the public through
the depository library system)
Online version: HIS/tl##(e.g., tl101) (1983-)
NEXIS/legis;BLTEXT (current
congress) for earlier (1989-)
SENATE LEGIS (1989-)
SCORPIO/CG (1973-) summary
b. Congressional Bills on Microfiche. GPO.
Produced throughout session. Prints bills as
introduced on floor and all subsequent reprints.
Location: LLRR (CIS fiche set) 96th-
DEPOSITORY 97th-
2. Prior Congresses
a. bound congressional bills KF16(Congress & Bill #)
The Law Library's bound set of congressional bills
begins with the 9th Congress. For the early years there
are some gaps. This collection has been microfilmed
(1st-72nd on microfilm and the 73rd-100th on CIS fiche)
with the microfilm collection covering those Congresses
(1st-8th) where bound volumes are no longer available.
Location: LLRR (microfilm)
LL stacks (bound volumes) cannot be
loaned
b. Congressional bills
The Senate Library's collection includes Senate and
House bills from the 14th Congress to the present.
Location: Senate Library
c. House bills
The House Library's collection includes House bills
only from the 6th Congress to the present.
Location: House Library
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d. CIS/Congressional Bills, Resolutions, and Laws on
Microfiche.
Produced as set months after the close of each
Congress.
Location: LLRR 75th-97th- (incomplete)
e. Congressional Bills on Microfiche. GPO.
For description see p. 11.
STATUS OF CURRENT BILLS
1. Bill Digest (data base). ALD.
Although available in print, the Bill Digest is most
readily accessible online through the SCORPIO CG files.
Options for the CG files vary by Congress (see: SCORPIO
Reference Manual) beginning with the 93rd Congress (1973-).
Location: SCORPIO CG file
2. Digest of Public General Bills. ALD.
The Bill Digest (see above) in print form. Provides
summaries and, since 1970, legislative histories for all
public bills and resolutions. Private bills are listed but
not summarized.
Location: LLRR 66th- (incomplete)
MRR 70th-
DEPOSITORY 96th- (depository collection)
3. Congressional Record. Index.
Both indexes, the bound annual and the biweekly, contain
a separate section titled "History of Bills and Resolutions".
Location: see p. 16.
Online version: HIS/rc## (1985-)
NEXIS/legis;record (1985-)
DIALOG/135 (1981-) [abstract]
SCORPIO/cr## - r### (1977-) [abstract]
4. Congressional Record. Daily Digest.
Beginning with the 80th Congress, this supplement to the
Congressional Record provides information on bills introduced,
reported, and passed the preceding day and a summary of
chamber and committee action. The Daily Digest cumulates at
the end of the session to become a separate volume of the
bound Congressional Record. The bound edition also includes
"History of Bills Enacted into Public Law."
Location: see p. 15.
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5. Calendar of the House of Representatives and History of
Legislation.
For the description and location see p. 14.
6. Congressional Index. CCH.
For description and location see p. 16.
7. Major Legislation of the Congress (MLC).
For description and location see p. 8.
8. Federal Index. National Standards Association.
For description and location see p. 10.
OBTAINING VOTES
1. Congressional Record.
Both indexes, the bound annual and the biweekly, cite
where votes are recorded in the Congessional Record.
Location: see p. 16
online version: SCORPIO/cr
2. CQ Weekly Report.
For description see p. 7.
3. CQ Almanac.
For description see p. 8.
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CALENDARS
1. Calendar of the United States House of Representatives and
History of Legislation. GPO. J47.A3
Official source of business reported from committees.
Published daily when House is in session. Reports on pending
legislation in both Senate and House. Monday issues include
subject index to all legislation. Final issue provides
summary of action, list of public law numbers, and list of
bills that did not become law.
Location: Deck 7/N 1901- (loan set)
LLRR 74th/2nd- (final edition & current)
DEPOSITORY 99th-
2. Senate Calendar of Business. GPO.
Because the House calendar provides information on
legislation for both the Senate and the House, this is not a
frequently used publication. It is further hindered by having
no index and is not cumulative. Published daily when Senate
is in session.
Location: Deck 7/N 1945-
DEPOSITORY 99th-
3. Committee calendars. House & Senate. GPO.
In general these calendars are a record of all committee
business. Information recorded usually includes: members of
the committee and subcommittees, legislation referred,
legislative action taken, hearings held (and printed), and
publications issued. Because each calendar is controlled by
its respective committee, they vary as to content arrangement
and frequency of publication. Issues cumulate with the
final issue covering an entire Congress.
Location: Adams Building Deck 7: (incomplete)
JK1430 (House committee calendars)
JK1240 (Senate committee calendars)
LLRR 90th- (incomplete)
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DEBATES & PROCEEDINGS
DEBATES
Congressional Record. GPO.
The Record is the fourth in a series of publications
reporting congressional debates. They are as follows:
a. Annals of Congress 1789-1824
b. Register of Debates 1824-1837
c. Congressional Globe 1833-1873
d. Congressional Record 1873-
Since its inauguration the Record has gone through several
revisions of content and arrangement. It now consists of four
sections: the proceedings of the House; the proceedings of the
Senate; the Extension of Remarks; and the Daily Digest, each
paged and numbered separately. Since March, 1978 inserted
items (those not "spoken" on the floor) are designated by a
"bullet".
Current coverage of Congress is provided by the daily
Congressional Record. The daily Record is superseded by the
bound Congressional Record. However, because the bound set
is an edited version of the daily, one index does not serve
both. The index for the bound set is a separate volume while
the Congressional Record Index is published biweekly as an
index to the daily Congressional Record.
a. Congressional Record. (online)
Online version: SCORPIO/cr## - r## (1977-)
[abstract]
DIALOG/135 (11/1981-)
[abstract]
NEXIS/record (1985-)
WESTLAW/cr (1985-)
HIS/rc## (1985-)
b. Congressional Record. (daily) J11.R7
Replaced by bound volumes as issued.
Location: LLRR (until bound index for that
session is received)
MRR (until replaced by bound
volumes)
N&CPR last 2 congresses
Collected set: LL stacks 1884-
DEPOSITORY 1977-
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c. Congressional Record. (bound annual) J11.R5
Location: LLRR 1951-
LL stacks Annals- (loan set)
MRR 1920-
DEPOSITORY 1977-
d. Congressional Record. (microfilm)
This microfilm set includes its own separate
hardcover index. Begins with Annals and runs through the
91st Congress.
Location: LLRR Annals-
MicroRR Annals-
DEPOSITORY 95th-
e. Congressional Record. Appendix.
Underwent a variety of changes through the years to
be replaced by the current "Extension of Remarks."
1937-1968 published in daily Congressional Record
and published as a separate volume of the
bound set
1941-1968 published with separate pagination
("A###")
1954-1968 not published with bound set but cited
by its index. The Law Library bound the
appendix with the annuals independent of
GPO.
Location: 1954-1968 special bound issues: LL stacks
MRR Deck 46.
f. Congressional Record. Daily Digest.
For description and locations see p. 15.
g. Congressional Record. Index.
The Law Library keeps a collected set of
Congressional Record indexes at its Reading Room
reference desk. Other collections shelve their indexes
with the regular bound volumes.
Location: LLRR 1873- (paper & film)
MRR 1920-
MicroRR 1873- (fiche)
N&CPR 1977-
Online version: SCORPIO/cr (95th- )
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h. Federal Index.
For description and location see p. 10.
JOURNALS
1. Senate Journal. GPO. KF45.G58
The official record of the proceedings of the Senate
required by the Constitution. Although adopted by the Senate
as part of its daily business, the Journal is not published
until after the session ends. Due to publication delays it
does not appear until almost a year later. Distributed to all
Senate members and depository libraries. For many years
(1815-1952) the Journal was part of the US Serial Set.
Although it remains an official document it is no longer part
of the set.
Location: LL stacks 1789- (loan set)
Senate Document Room
DEPOSITORY 1977-
2. House Journal. GPO. KF46.G58
The House version of the Senate Journal (see above).
Location: LL stacks 1789- (loan set)
House Document Room
DEPSOITORY 1977-
3. Additional journals;
a. Executive Journal of the Senate. GPO. JK1251.A3
Records motions and actions of executive sessions
only. Requires special authorization for printings
(seven to date).
Location: MRR 1789-
Deck 7/S 1789- (loan set)
b. Journals of Congress.
Location: MRR 1774-1789
c. Secret Journals of Congress.
Location: MRR 1775-1786
d. Journals of the Continental Congress.
Location: MRR 1774-1789
LL stacks 1775-1789
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COMMITTEE PRINTS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. Current Congress (hardcopy)
Location: From the respective committee/subcommittee
2. CIS online version indexes and abstracts Congressional
publications including reports, documents, hearings,
prints and special publications.
Online version: DIALOG/101 (1970-)
3. CIS/Microfiche Library. 1970-
For description and location see p. 9.
4. US Congressional Committee Prints on Microfiche. CIS.
Provides full text retrieval of prints cited in:
CIS US Congressional Committee Prints Index. Z1223.Z7C66
Indexes committee prints from the mid-1800s through
1969. Expands and supersedes earlier Greenwood Press
edition of this index.
Location: LLRR (both editions) & fiche
MRR (index only)
MicroRR (both editions) & fiche
N&CPR (index only)
5. Many committee prints are treated as individual titles and
shelved throughout the general collection. Consult card
catalog, LCCC, and MUMS. Some prints may also be reissued as
congressional reports or documents. As such they become part
of the Serial Set (see p.24).
INDEXES
1. A Bibliography and Indexes of the United States Congressional
Committee Prints:
----From the 61st Congress, 1911, through the 91st Congress,
First Session, 1969, in the United States Senate Library.
Z7165.U5B52 1976
----From the 65th Congress, 1917, through the 91st Congress,
First Session, 1969, not in the United States Senate Library.
Z7165.U5B5 1977
Location: MRR
2. Committee calendars. House & Senate. GPO.
Serves as an index of sorts. For additional information
and location see p. 14.
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HEARINGS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. Individual hearings
a. As with committee prints, many hearings through the 90th
Congress were treated as individual titles and are found
throughout the general collections. Beginning with the
91st Congress, hearings are classed by committee in the
KF schedule as follows:
KF 27 House committees
KF 26 Senate committees
KF 25 Joint committees
Prior to April 1965 main entry in the card catalog
is by main committee. After April 1965 entry is by
subcommittee when appropriate. In addition to the card
catalogs (main and law), entries are found on LCCC and
MUMS.
b. From the appropriate committee/subcommittee.
c. Unofficial transcripts of selected Congressional hearings
(spoken portions only) appear on the following:
Online version: NEXIS/fednew (8/1988-)
HIS/reut (past 7 days only)
d. CIS online version indexes and abstracts Congressional
publications including hearings, reports, documents,
prints and special publications.
Online version: DIALOG/101 (1970-)
e. CIS/Microfiche Library. 1970-
For description and location see p. 9.
f. US Congressional Committee Hearings on Microfiche. CIS.
Provides full text retrieval of hearings indexed in:
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index.
KF40.C56 1981
Indexes published congressional hearings from
1833 through 1969.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
MRR (index only)
N&CPR (index only)
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g. CIS Unpublished US House of Representatives Committee
Hearings. KF40.C54 1990
Indexes unpublished House of Representatives
hearings from 1833-1946.The microfiche set contains a
copy of each publication identified in the index. CIS
is planning to produce an index and fiche set for the
1947-1968 period.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
MRR (index only)
N&CPR (index only)
h. CIS Unpublished US Senate Committee Hearings.
KF40.C55 1986
Indexes unpublished Senate hearings from 1823
through 1968. The microfiche set contains a copy of each
publication identified in the index.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
N&CPR (index only)
i. SERIALS DIV (depository library collection) 96th-
(Although hearings are part of the depository
collection, not all depository libraries include them in
their permanent collections.)
2. Collected (bound) sets
Location: MRR 78th Congress- 1943-
LL stacks 1970- (each hearing bound
separately, see "c": above)
INDEXES AND OTHER FINDING AIDS
1. The index of congressional committee hearings (not
confidential in character) prior to January 3, 1935 in
the United States Senate Library. KF40.H8
----Supplements, 1935-
The House Library publishes a similar index. Titles
do not always match those used in Library of Congress
cataloging.
Location: LLRR
MRR
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2. Supplement to the Index of Congressional Committee
Hearings... Harold O. Thomen, ed. 1973.
KF40.T46
Index of "all known nonconfidential" hearings in the
Library of Congress collection but not in the Senate
Library. Not to be confused with the supplements to the
above.
Location: LLRR
3. Committee calendars. House & Senate. GPO.
Indicates which hearings produce printed
transcripts. For additional information and location see
p. 13.
WITNESS INDEX
1. 1837-1966 Witness Index to US Congressional Hearings.
Microfiche set arranged alphabetically by
witness. Gives dates and the committees before
which they appeared.
Location: LLRR (25th-89th)
MicroRR (complete)
2. 1967 Senate Library witness card file
Location: Senate Library
3. 1967-1969 CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index.
Not the best of indexes for information
on witnesses, as it is not all-inclusive, but
the only index available for these years.
(Indexes actually cover dates: 1833-1969.)
See p. 14.
4. 1970- CIS/Index.
For description and location see p. 9.
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REPORTS & DOCUMENTS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. Individual copies
Most congressional reports and documents are first
printed and distributed under separate title. They are later
reprinted and redistributed in bound sets, known as the Serial
Set.
a. DEPOSITORY 96th-
b. Senate & House Document Rooms (will reprint current
Congress only, others as available).
House Document Room 100th to 102nd
Senate Document Room 93rd to 102nd
c. CIS/Microfiche Library. 1970-
For description and location see p. 9.
d. Some reports and documents are treated as separate titles
and found throughout the general collection. Consult the
card catalog, LCCC, or MUMS.
e. Some reports and documents are better known by their
separate titles. These include:
1. Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the
House of Representatives. KF4992.U54
Commonly known as the "House Manual" or
"Jefferson's Manual" it is the source of the
Houses's parliamentary procedure.
Location: LLRR
DEPOSITORY
2. Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of
Representatives. KF4992.D486
Analyzes House parliamentary precedents.
Supplements the earlier works of Hinds and Cannon.
Deschler 1936-1974
Cannon 1908-1936
Hinds 1789-1907
Location: LLRR
MRR
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3. Senate Manual. KF4982.U48 1988
Senate equivalent of the "House Manual."
Location: LLRR current
DEPOSITORY
4. Senate Procedure. KF4982.R5 1974
Compilation of Senate rules, arranged
alphabetically by subject or procedure.
Location: LLRR
DEPOSITORY
5. Constitution Annotated. CRS.
Location: LLRR
MRR
DEPOSITORY
6. Clerk of the House of Representatives Report.
Location: LLRR 1970-
LL stacks (Serial Set copy)
MicRR (Serial Set copy)
DEPOSITORY 1980-
7. Report of the Secretary of the Senate.
Location: LLRR 1974-
LL stacks (Serial Set copy)
MicRR (Serial Set copy)
DEPOSITORY 1980-
f. USCCAN reprints (full text) House/Senate/conference
reports on bills that become laws. For additional
information and location see p. 28.
g. Senate Executive Documents. GPO. JX170.U35
Although official documents and depository items,
they are not part of the Serial Set. Subject content
deals primarily with treaties and other executive
agreements. Lettered series.
Location: LL stacks (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 96th-
1. Senate Treaty Documents. GPO.
Formerly part of the Senate Executive
Documents, this separate publication begins with the
97th Congress and is part of the Serial Set.
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h. Senate Executive Reports. GPO. J74.A36
These, too, are official documents and depository
items but are not part of the Serial Set before the 96th
Congress. Numbered series.
Location: Deck 7/N (loan set)
DEPSOITORY 96th-
2. Collected set
a. US Serial Set. GPO. (hardcopy) LAW
Serial Set
Location: LL stacks 1817- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
b. CIS US Serial Set on Microfiche.
Provides full text retrieval of reports and
documents cited in:
CIS US Serial Set Index. Z1223.79C65 1975
Twelve part index covering reports and
documents from 1789-1969. Far easier to use than
the various traditional compiled sets of finding
aids/indexes (see below).
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
MRR (index only)
MicroRR (index & fiche)
N&CPR (index only)
c. CIS US Senate Executive Documents & Reports Index.
Indexes comprehensively all documents and reports
from the earliest items through 1969. The microfiche
collection contains a copy of each publication identified
in the index.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
d. SERIALS DIV. (depository collection, 1979-)
e. House and Senate Reports (bound set)
Location: LLRR 95th- (not part of Serial Set)
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INDEXES/FINDING AIDS
1. Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes. GPO. 1933-1980.
Provides serial number for reports or documents
contained in the Serial Set. For 1981 to the present use the
Monthly Catalog Serial Set Supplement. See p. 8.
Location: LLRR 1933-
MRR 1933-
N&CPR 1933-
2. To obtain serial numbers prior to 1933, consult:
1789-1817 American State Papers J33
Special 38 volume set that was later
incorporated into the Serial Set.
Location: LLRR (fiche)
MRR
Deck 7/N (loan set)
1817-1909 Checklist of U.S. Public Documents
A separate index was intended but never
printed.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
1895-1940 Catalog of the Public Documents Z1223.A13
Volumes 1-4 give serial numbers in a
separate table, volumes 5-25 give the numbers
with the main entry.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
3. Monthly Catalog of Government Publications.
For description and location see p. 8.
4. CIS/Index. 1970-
For description and location see p. 9.
5. CIS US Serial Set Index.
See p. 24.
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POPULAR NAMES (government reports)
1. Popular Names of US Government Reports. 4th ed., 1984
Z1223.A199U54
Arranged alphabetically by popular title. Gives
institutional title (the one they're cataloged under) for
popular or short titles.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
2. See also: Popular names (public laws), p. 29.
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PUBLIC LAWS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. "slip" laws
First published form of laws after passage by congress.
Arranged by public law number for each Congress.
Location: (current 2 Congresses)
LLRR (file copy)
House & Senate Document Rooms (several
recent Congresses; gaps for the earlier
time period)
Online version: HIS/tl## (1983-)
LEXIS/genfed;publaw (1989-)
SCORPIO/cg (1983-)
WESTLAW/us-pl (1989-)
2. CIS/Congressional Bills, Resolutions, and Laws on Microfiche.
For description and location see p. 12.
COLLECTED SETS
1. United States Statutes at Large. GPO. KF50.U5
The "slip" laws in bound form published by congressional
session. Lists all public and private laws as well as some
Presidential material. Since 1975, legislative histories for
public laws are included.
Location: LLRR 1789- (loan set LL stacks)
MRR
DEPOSITORY 1977-
2. United States Code. GPO. KF62.1988.A2
Official source for all general and permanent laws in
force. Revised every six years, updated by supplements.
Location: LLRR current
MRR current
DEPOSITORY 1979- (incomplete)
1982 edition-
LL stacks 1940- (loan set)
Online version: HIS/usco (current)
LEXIS/genfed;uscs (current)
WESTLAW/usc (current)
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3. United States Code Annotated. West Publishing Co.
KF62.1927.W45
"Official restatement in convenient form of the general
and permanent laws of the United States." What makes this
publication far more useful than the official US Code is its
many indexes and tables. Constant revision by pocket parts
keeps it current.
Locations: LLRR (loan set LL stacks)
Online version: WESTLAW/usc (current)
4. USCCAN. West publishing Co. KF48.W45
Includes full text of public laws as part of its
legislative histories. For additional description and
location see p. 30.
INDEXES
1. Current Law Index. Information Access Corp. K33.C87
Similar to the Index of Legal Periodicals, this
publication currently indexes over 700 titles. Issued monthly
and cumulated annually since 1980.
Location: LLRR 1980-
2. Index to Legal Periodicals. H.W. Wilson Co. K9.N32
The Reader's Guide of legal literature.
Location: LLRR 1926-
MRR 1926-
Online version: WESTLAW/ilp (1981-)
LEXIS/lawrev;ilp (10/1981-)
3. Legal Trac. Information Access Corp.
CD-ROM version of the Current Law Index.
Location: LLRR 1980- (more up-to-date then the
paper version)
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POPULAR NAMES (public laws)
1. Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name. Shepard's, Inc.
KF80.S5
Current edition (1986) is updated by cumulative
supplements. Arranged alphabetically by popular name giving
citations to US Code, Statutes at Large, or State code/session
laws.
Location: LLRR
Online version: WESTLAW/sh (current)
ADDITIONAL SOURCES that include popular names:
2. US Code, popular name table. See p. 27.
3. US Code Annotated, popular name table. See p. 28.
4. USCCAN, popular name table. See p. 28.
5. Congressional Index, official short title index.
See p.16.
6. SCORPIO, CR and CG files
7. Legislative Histories Indexed Guide, popular name index.
See p. 30.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES
SOURCES
1. United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
(USCCAN). West Publishing Co. KF48.W45
Major source for legislative histories since 1941.
Legislative histories include full text of many of the cites
congressional reports or documents, as well as citations to
statute law.
Location: LLRR 1941- (loan set LL stacks)
Online version: WESTLAW/lh (1986-)
2. Bill Digest (data base). ALD.
Provides legislative histories of public bills that
become laws. For additional information see p. 12.
Location: SCORPIO CG files
3. CIS/Microfiche Library.
For location see p. 9.
4. Legislative Histories Indexed Guide. Legislative Histories
Service. 1977. KF42.2 1977
Legislative histories of selected public laws from the
82nd-93rd Congresses. Includes popular name, public law
number, and statute law indexes. Full text retrieval
available with companion microfiche set.
Location: LLRR and fiche
5. CIS/Annual. 1970- KF49.C62
Abstracts and indexes public laws. Since 1984 it has
included a separate legislative histories volume. Gives
citations for full text retrieval of documents comprising the
legislative histories from:
CIS/Microfiche Library.
For location see p. 9.
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6. Other publications include legislative histories as part of
their publication rather than as the primary focus. These
vary in completeness.
a. Congressional Record. Index. See p. 16.
b. Digest of Public General Bills. See p. 12.
c. Calendar of the House. See p. 14.
d. Congressional Index. See p. 16.
e. Statutes at Large. See p. 27.
f. "Slip" law.
FINDING AIDS
1. Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories. Nancy P. Johnson,
ed. AALL, 1979. (looseleaf) KF42.2 1979
Bibliography of government documents, periodical
articles, and books cited in legislative histories for
selected public laws from the 1st-94th Congresses. Arranged
by public law number for each Congress with specialized
indexes.
Location: LLRR
2. Union List of Legislative Histories. Law Librarian's Society
of Washington, D.C. 6th ed., 1985. KF4.U55
Lists holdings of the Society's members legislative
histories collections. Arranged by public law number with
corresponding bill numbers and citations to Statutes at Large.
Location: LLRR
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EXECUTIVE BRANCH
REGULATIONS and regulatory agencies
1. Federal Regulatory Directory. Congressional Quarterly.
KF5406.A15F4
This annual publication started in 1979. The only
directory that provides information, and sources to
information, concerning government regulations and the various
regulatory agencies under one cover. Arranged by subject and
agency with personnel and subject/agency indexes.
Location: LLRR current
LL stacks 1979-
MRR (current)
2. Federal Register. GPO. (daily) J1.A2
Established by an act of Congress in 1935, this is the
official source of all Federal rules and regulations of the
executive departments and agencies. Separate section included
for Presidential documents. Index is printed separately:
monthly with cumulated editions. For information on how to
use this publication see Federal Regulatory Directory, p. 872-
873 of the 1990 edition.
Location: LLRR 4 years hard copy
LLRR 1935- (fiche or film)
LL stacks 1936- (loan set)
N&CPR current year
Online version: DIALOG/136 [abstract only] (1977-
DIALOG/669 (1988-)
NEXIS/exec;fedreg (7/1980-)
WESTLAW/fr (1980-)
3. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). GPO. KF240.F5
The official code for administrative law. The CFR is
organized under 50 titles. Since 1977, the index (which
includes the former "finding aids") is published in a separate
volume. The CFR is updated by the LSA:List of Sections
Affected and the Federal Register. Therefore, to
determine current regulations both publications must be
consulted.
Location: LLRR current (microfilm 1939-1976)
LL stacks 1939- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY current
Online version: NEXIS/exec;cfr (1981)
WESTLAW/cfr (1984)
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DEPARTMENTS
The departments of the executive branch issue many
publications. Some of these are required by, and submitted to,
Congress (eg. annual reports). Once submitted they become
congressional documents. As such they follow the same process of
other congressional reports and documents that eventually become
part of the Serial Set. For further description of the Serial Set
and its location see p. 24.
PRESIDENT
1. White House Press Releases.
Often the most current information but difficult to
access as the only arrangement is chronological and the index
comes out much later. The releases are checklisted in the
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.
Online version: DIALOG/145 (1981-8/15/1989)
NEXIS/fednew (8/1988-) unofficial
transcripts
HIS/reut (Reuters wire) unofficial
transcripts
2. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. GPO. J80.A284
An offshoot of the Federal Register that started
publication in 1965. By far the most useful set of
Presidential documents. Includes full texts of speeches,
addresses, press conferences, etc. A good source for
biographical information on nominations. Cumulative index
with each edition plus separately published indexes. These
documents are later bound together to form the Public Papers
of the President series.
Location: LLRR 1965-
Deck 7/N 1965- (loan set)
MRR current
N&CPR current
Online version: NEXIS/exec;presdc (1981-)
3. Public Papers of the Presidents. GPO. J80.A283
This series began as an annual in 1957 and is very
limited in its retrospective coverage. At present the
complete set includes the papers of Hoover and Truman through
Carter. Presidential papers (that exist) prior to Hoover and
those of Franklin D. Roosevelt were issued by private
publishers. The Public Papers are basically an edited version
of the Weekly compilation of Presidential Documents.
Beginning with Carter, all information published in the Weekly
Compilation will now be reprinted in the Public Papers.
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3. Public Papers of the President. (continued)
Location: MRR (plus private sets)
Deck 7/N (loan set)
N&CPR
4. Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive
Orders. GPO.
"It is published to provide in one convenient reference
source proclamations and Executive orders with general
applicability and continuing effect." Arranged under the 50
titles of the CFR. Includes not only the original
proclamation or order but any changes or amendments added
later. Current edition supersedes prior ones.
Location: LLRR
LL stacks
N&CPR
5. Proclamations & Executive Orders
It is not always easy to distinguish between the use of
these two. Customarily, proclamations are used for action
that has no legal effect; yet some have the force of law, some
do not. Executive orders are used to direct and govern
government officials and agencies. Proclamations and
Executive orders, however, are treated as distinct items with
each issued in separate numerical order.
Sources: Statutes at Large. See p. 27.
Federal Register. See p. 32.
Weekly Compilation. See p. 33.
CFR Title 3, (after June 1938). See p.32.
USCCAN. See p. 28.
US Code. See p. 27.
a. CIS Index to Presidential Executive Orders &
Proclamations. CIS.
The most comprehensive index of Executive Orders and
Proclamations for the period 1789-1983. The microfiche
set contains a copy of each publication identified in the
index.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
b. Presidential Executive Orders. WPA Historical Records
Survey. J80.A72
Index to some Executive Orders for the period 1862-
1938, indicating the location of the text in collected
works.
Location: LLRR
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6. Reorganization Plans
Have the effect of law unless disapproved by Congress
within 60 days of issue. Appear in a variety of sources
depending on their progress through the legislative process:
as offered by the President:
1. House/Senate documents
2. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
3. USCCAN
as adopted:
Title 5 of the US Code
as of effective date:
Federal Register (printed day after)
as a Presidential document:
CFR Title 3
7. Budget of the United States Government. GPO HJ2051.A59
Contains the budget message of the President and presents
an overview of the budget proposals.
Location: LLRR 1984-
MRR current (stacks 1923-)
DEPOSITORY 1981-
N&CPR current
Online version: HIS/budget (current)
8. Statistical Abstracts of the United States. GPO HA202.S8
A one volume summary of social, political, and economic
statistics for the United States. It also serves as a
reference guide to more comprehensive statistical publications
and sources available from the government.
Location: LLRR (current)
MRR (current) (stacks 1878-)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
N&CPR (current)
9. CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909. CIS.
A guide to documents listed in the Checklist of U.S.
Public Documents, 1789-1909, not printed in the U.S. Serial
Set. This set will eventually consist of six parts, published
over the next five years. Currently only Part I, covering
Treasury, Commerce and Labor is published.
Location: LLRR (index & fiche)
N&CPR (index only)
10. Federal Index. National Standards Association.
For description and location see p. 10.
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SUPREME COURT
The following is a list of basic sources from which copies of
Supreme Court opinions can be obtained. Publications used for
legal research of these opinions are not included here.
1. "bench" opinions
Location: LLRR current two terms (daily receipt)
2. The United States Law Week. Supreme Court. BNA. (looseleaf)
Weekly publication. Reprints "bench" opinions full text
with digest headnotes. Divided into two main sections,
proceedings and opinions. The index is cumulative and there
is a list giving current status of cases before the Court.
Location: LLRR most recent 2 sessions
LL stacks 1953-
Online version: LEXIS/genfed;uslw (7/1982-)
WESTLAW/bna-uslw (1986-)
3. United States Reports. GPO. KF101.A212
Supreme Court decisions appear first as "bench" opinions
which are similar to legislative "slip" bills. With the
addition of the Reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme
Court's summary of facts, syllabi, and index these "bench"
opinions become preliminary prints (also known as advance
sheets). At the end of the October Term these are
consolidated into bound volumes known as the United States
Reports. This is the official record of Supreme Court
decisions. For an explanation of the chronology and
organization of the early volumes of this series see: Price &
Bitner, p. 130.
Location: LLRR 1789-
LL stacks 1789- (loan set)
DEPOSITORY 1979-
Online version: LEXIS/genfed;us (1790-)
SCORPIO/pplt (10/1989-) abstracts
WESTLAW/sct-old (1790-1944)
WESTLAW/sct (1945-)
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STATE
INFORMATION SOURCES
1. State Information Book. Potomac Books, Inc. JK2443.L84
Provides directory of State offices, departments and
agencies. Includes names and telephone numbers for each as
well as each State's local (D.C.) information office.
Published yearly.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
2. The Book of the States. The Council of State Governments.
JK2403.B6
Biennial publication providing a broad spectrum of
information and statistics on a variety of subjects.
Organized by subject categories with a general index.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
3. State Legislative Sourcebook. Government Research Service.
JK2495.S689
This publication provides in one loose-leaf volume a
guide to legislative information resources in each of the
fifty states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Contains biographical profiles, personal financial holdings,
and campaign contributions of legislators, as well as names,
telephone numbers, committee rosters, rules, etc.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
4. State Administrative Officials Classified by Function.
Council of State Governments. JK2403.B6
This is the third volume in a series of supplements to
The Book of the States. It provides a list of officials, both
elected and appointed, responsible for key functions.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
5. State Elective Officials and the Legislatures. Council of
State Governments. JK2403.S69
This is the first volume in a series of supplements to
The Book of the States. This volume contains the names of
elected state executive branch officials, the state court of
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5. State Elective Officials and the Legislatures. (continued)
last resort judges, and the state legislators serving as of
January 1989.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
6. State Legislative Leadership, Committees & Staff. Council of
State Governments. JK2495.S688
This is the second volume in a series of supplements to
The Book of the States. It is intended as a tool for accessing
information on legislative organization, staffing and
committee structure in the states.
Location: LLRR
MRR
N&CPR
7. The National Directory of State Agencies. Cambridge
Information Group Directories, Inc. (annual) JK2443.N37
This publication identifies primary policy makers in
state government, listing both elected officials, and
administrative officers by 105 functional, or policy areas.
Location: N&CPR
MRR
HANDBOOKS/MANUALS
These are commonly referred to as "blue books." Their content
and organization (as well as title) differ from State to State.
They are usually updated yearly.
Location: MRR
Deck 7
N&CPR
LAWS/LEGISLATION
Organization, type, and publication vary by State. The Law
Library has a complete set of State session law and codes. The
general collection has a bound set of State journals. For
information on how these are organized by the individual States
(and their titles) see:
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Guide to State Legislative Materials. Mary Fisher, ed.
AALL. 1979. KF1.G8
Arranged alphabetically by State, within each State
listing by category (eg. digest, statute). Gives a
comprehensive list of each State's legislative and legal
publications as well as how to obtain them and who to
contact.
Location: LLRR
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LAW DIGESTS
1. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Inc.
KF190.H813
The final volume of each set is a collection of law
digests alphabetically by State. These digests are compiled
by the leading law firms in each State and are arranged by
subject topics.
Location: LLRR 1982- (last ten years)
(Hubbell Directory
1870-1979)
LL stacks (earlier editions)
MRR (current edition)
Online version: NEXIS/marhub;usa (1991 edition)
NEXIS/marhub;intl
NEXIS/marhub;canada
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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
OBTAINING COPIES
1. Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). GPO.
1945-
The official "slip" set for these documents. Provides
full text. Indexed in the Monthly Catalog of Government
Publications, and cited until 1990 in the Department of State
Bulletin as well as Treaties in Force. Citations continued in
Dispatch since 1990.
Location: LLRR (until UST)
DEPOSITORY (until UST)
2. United States Treaties and Other International Agreements
(UST). GPO. 1950- JX231.A34
TIAS in bound form. TIAS and UST were authorized by an
Act of Congress in 1950 in order to consolidate the printing
of texts for treaties and other international agreements.
Arranged chronologically with subject and country indexes.
Location: LLRR 1950- (loan set LL stacks)
MRR 1950-
N&CPR 1950-
3. US Statutes at Large. GPO.
A formal treaty has the force of a Federal statute and
until 1950 they were included with the published Statutes at
Large. After 1950 these documents were compiled in their own
separate series (see above). For location see p. 27.
4. Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United
States of America. Charles I Bevans, comp. 1968-1976.
JX236.1968.A5
Retrospective set that includes all treaties and other
international agreements from 1776-1949.
Location: LLRR
LL stacks (loan set)
MRR
5. Copies of treaties and international agreements are available
in "slip" form through GPO. Copies of treaties that require
congressional implementation (in full or in part) are
available from the Senate Executive Clerk (tel: 224-4341) and
the Senate Document Room.
6. Department of State Treaty Office. Often there is
considerable lag time between Senate advice and consent to
ratification and printing of the treaty. This office can
supply pre-publication copies. (647-1345) Robert Schaaf,
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Senior Specialist in United Nations and International
Documnents, is also a source of information on treaties.
(707-6127)
7. Hein's U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements
Current Service. Hein. LL 91/10000
Because of the time lag in the printing of treaties in
slip form, William S. Hein has begun publishing all approved
treaties on microfiche, beginning in 1990. A temporary
control number is assigned to each treaty. A subject index
exists on microfiche as well.
Location: LLRR
ADDITIONAL SOURCES
1. Treaties in Force (TIF). GPO. (annual) JX236.1929c
Listing of all treaties and agreements still in force as
of date of publication. Gives cites for any modifying
legislation. Current edition supersedes prior ones.
Location: LLRR current
MRR current
DEPOSITORY 1979-
2. Department of State Bulletin. GPO. (1939-1989) JX232.A33
Reprints press releases announcing treaties and
agreements. Also includes major foreign policy speeches
and statements. Sometimes includes full text of treaties or
agreements. Ceased December 1989, replaced in 1990 by
Dispatch.
Location: LLRR 1970-1989
DEPSOITORY 1979-1989
Online version: NEXIS/exec;dsptch (1984-1989)
DIALOG/211,47 Mag Ind-IAC (1977-
1989) [index only]
DIALOG/647 Mag Asap-IAC (1983-
1989)
SCORPIO/mags;magsb (1980-89) index
3. U.S. Department of State Dispatch. GPO (weekly)
Contains major speeches and congressional testimony by
senior U.S. officials, foreign policy summaries, fact sheets,
current U.S. treaty actions, feature articles, and updates on
events around the world.
Location: LLRR 1990-
DEPOSITORY 1990-
Online version: NEXIS/exec;dsptch (1990-)
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INDEX
American State Papers 25
Annals of Congress 15
Bibliography and Indexes of the United States
Congressional Committees 18
Bill Digest 12, 30
Blue books 38
Book of the States 37
Budget of the United States Government 35
Calendar of the House of Representatives
and History of Legislation 13, 14, 31
Catalog of the Public Documents 8, 25
Checklist of U.S. Public Documents 25, 35
CIS Cumulative Index 9
CIS Index to Presidential Executive Orders & Proclamations 34
CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909 35
CIS Unpublished US House of Representatives
Committee Hearings 20
CIS Unpublished US Senate Committee Hearings 20
CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index 19, 21
CIS US Congressional Committee Prints Index 18
CIS US Senate Executive Documents & Reports Index 24
CIS US Serial Set Index 24, 25
CIS US Serial Set on Microfiche 24
CIS/Annual 9, 30
CIS/Congressional Bills, Resolutions,
and Laws on Microfiche 12, 27
CIS/Congressional Masterfile on CD-ROM 9
CIS/Index 9, 21, 25
CIS/Microfiche Library 9, 18, 19, 22, 30
Clerk of the House of Representatives Report 23
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 32
Codification of Presidential Proclamations
and Executive Orders 34
Committee calendars 14, 21
Congressional bills 11
Congressional Bills on Microfiche 11, 12
Congressional Directory 6
Congressional Globe 15
Congressional Index 8, 13, 29, 31
Congressional Monitor 7
Congressional Record 10, 15, 16
Congressional Record Index 12, 15, 31
Congressional Record. Appendix 16
Congressional Record. Daily Digest 12, 16
Congressional Record. Index 12, 16
Congressional Staff Directory 7
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Constitution Annotated 23
Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules
of the House of Representatives 22
CQ Almanac 7
CQ Weekly Report 7
Current Law Index 28
Department of State Bulletin 40, 41
Department of State Dispatch 40, 41
Deschler's Precedents of the United States
House of Representatives 22
Digest of Public General Bills 12, 31
Executive Journal of the Senate 17
Federal Index 10, 13, 16, 35
Federal Register 10, 32-35
Federal Regulatory Directory 32
Guide to State Legislative Materials 38
Hein's U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements 41
House Journal 17
Index of Congressional Committee Hearings 20
Index to Legal Periodicals 28
Journals of Congress 17
Journals of the Continental Congress 17
Legal Trac 28
Legislative Histories Indexed Guide 29, 30
LSA:List of Sections Affected 32
Major Legislation of the Congress 8, 13
Marcive CD-ROM 8
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory 39
Monthly Catalog of Government Publications 25
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 8, 25
Monthly Catalog Serial Set Supplement 25
National Directory of State Agencies 38
Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes 25
Popular Names of US Government Reports 26
Presidential Executive Orders 34
Public Papers of the Presidents 33
Register of Debates 15
Report of the Secretary of the Senate 23
Secret Journals of Congress 17
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Senate Calendar of Business 14
Senate Executive Documents 23
Senate Executive Reports 24
Senate Journal 17
Senate Manual 23
Senate Procedure 23
Senate Treaty Documents 23
Serial Set 9, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 33
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name 29
Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories 31
State Administrative Officials Classified by Function 37
State Elective Officials and the Legislatures 37, 38
State Information Book 37
State Legislative Leadership, Committees & Staff 38
State Legislative Sourcebook 37
Statistical Abstracts of the United States 35
Statutes at Large 27, 31, 34
Supplement to the Index of Congressional Committee
Hearings... 21
Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS) 40
Treaties and Other International Agreements
of the United States 40
Treaties in Force 41
Union List of Legislative Histories 31
United States Code 27, 29, 34, 35
United States Code Annotated 28, 29
United States Code Congressional and
Administrative New sUSCCAN 23, 28-30, 34, 35
United States Government Manual 6
United States Law Week 36
United States Reports 36
United States Statutes at Large 27, 31, 34, 40
United States Treaties and Other
International Agreements (UST) 40
US Congressional Committee Hearings on Microfiche 19
US Congressional Committee Prints on Microfiche 18
US Serial Set 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 33
Washington Information Directory 6
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 10, 33, 35
White House Press Releases 33
Witness Index to US Congressional Hearings 21
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