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United States Legislative
The U.S. Congress and the Federal Legislative Process

How Our Laws Are Made (THOMAS) June 2003
How Our Laws Are Made (Senate Document 108-93) (GPO Access) June 2003; also available in PDF; searchable also via Senate, House and Treaty Documents
Enactment of a Law (THOMAS) by Robert B. Dove Parliamentarian, United States Senate; February 1997.
U.S. Senate: Legislation and Records (U.S. Senate) provides information about the Members of the Senate and its Committees as well as links to information on legislation and the legislative process.
Legislative Branch () provides many links to information about the members of both houses of Congress and about Congressional committees.
The Legislative Process (U.S. House of Representatives) provides access to the texts of proposed legislation introduced in the House during the present Congress as well as extensive information on the status of such bills.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet () features include: Bills and Resolutions, Public Laws by Law Number, Roll Call Vote

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Congressional Bills (, THOMAS)
101st Congress (1989 -
Congressional Bills (GPO Access)
103d Congress (1993 -
Congressional Bills, Catalog of (GPO Access)
103d Congress (1993 -
Congressional Documents (GPO Access)
104th Congress (1995 -
Congressional Hearings (GPO Access)
Selective only; 105th Congress (1997 -
Congressional Prints (GPO Access)
105th Congress (1997 -
Congressional Reports (GPO Access)
104th Congress (1995 -
Calendars of the U.S. House of Representatives and History of Legislation (GPO Access)
Senate Calendar of Business (GPO Access)

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Congressional Record (, THOMAS)
101st Congress, Vol. 135 (1989 -
Provides a searchable and browsable full-text version of the proceedings of the United States Congress.
Congressional Record (GPO Access)
104th Congress, Vol. 141 (1995 -
Congressional Record Index (, THOMAS)
104th Congress, Vol. 141 (1995 -
Congressional Record Index (GPO Access)
(1983 -
Congressional Record - Predecessors (Law Library/National Digital Library Program:
- Annals of Congress
  1st Cong. -18th Cong., 1st sess. ((Mar. 3, 1789-May 27, 1824)
- Register of Debates
  18th Cong., 2d sess. -24th Cong., 2d sess. (Dec. 6, 1824-Mar. 3, 1837)
- Congressional Globe
  23d Cong., 1st sess.- 42d Cong., 2d sess. (Dec. 2, 1833-Mar. 3, 1873)
- Congressional Record
  43d Cong. (1873-1875)

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Active Legislation (U.S. Senate)
Legislative Activities (U.S. House. Office of the Clerk)
Legislation and Records Home (U.S. Senate)
Legislative Branch Resources (GPO Access)
Table of Congressional Volumes and Presidential Issuances: 1789-2005 (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.) in PDF
Information USA (U.S. Dept. of State) - offers information about the United States as well as links to other informational sources on the Internet
For U.S. Federal Laws, see Guide to Research Online: U.S. Law: U.S. Code, Statutes at Large, and Public Laws
For Federal Regulations and Code of Federal Regulations, see the Guide to Research Online: U.S. Executive Agencies and Regulations

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