8. Laws
Congress represents the legislative branch of the government and as such, it fulfills one of its main functions: to introduce and pass legislation, which become the law of the land.
Indexes
| Title/Description | Years | Location |
LexisNexis Congressional (100th Congress, 2nd session+ ) |
1988+ |
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| Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Names Federal and State (1st Congress + ) | 1789+ | Doc Ref KF90.S538 (Level B) |
Full Text
| Title/Description | Years | Location |
LexisNexis Congressional (100th Congress, 2nd session+ ) |
1988+ |
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Public & Private Laws (104th Congress+ ) on Government Printing Office site |
1995+ |
Public and Private Laws GPO Access |
United States Code (82nd Congress, 2nd session+ ) revised every 6 years |
1952+ |
US Doc 850.102-.106 (Level D) |
| HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large | 1789-2006 | Hein Online U.S. Statutes at Large |
United States Code and Congressional and Administrative news (81st Congress, 2nd session+ ) Has an index, provides legislative history. |
1950+ |
Doc Ref KF 48.W45 (Level B) |
| Laws, etc. (United States Statutes at Large) (1st Congress+ ) | 1789+ | US Doc 850.5 (Level D) |
Legislative Histories
Legislative histories, tracing the sequence from bill to law, are available on LexisNexis Congressional Publications for 1969+ . A tutorial produced by Harvard Law Library Finding Compiled Legislative Histories with LexisNexis Congressional is also useful for finding these relevant documents in the Govrnment Documents section in Lamont.
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