Federal Policy Resources

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Jodi Shepherd

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Subjects: Child Development, Political Science, Social Work

Legislative History

A Legislative History for Federal Legislation is the best guide you can find to outline all the actions of the bill you are analyzing. Legislative Histories are available from 1969- present in Proquest Congressional and can* provide you with:

Summary
Debates (in the Congressional Record)
Bill Versions
Reports
Hearings (testimony)
All other actions

*some bills will have more information than others. Factors such as the importance of the bill, related bills, the politics of the bill, and the overall reception o the bill will influence the overall information available on each bill.

Please see the Legislative History guide for more information.

Congress.gov
From the Library of Congress- Search by phrase or bill number, or sponsor; includes daily updates, coverage from the 101th (1989) Congress to current Congress.

Using Congress.gov you can find: a list of all actions, floor discussion and votes in the Congressional record, text of the bill.
govinfo
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
U.S. legislative information on members of Congress, voting records and publications including The Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Role Call. Legislative histories are available 1970-present; key votes in Congress 1987-present; committee reports 1990-present; bill text 1989-present.

Interlibrary Services

Interlibrary Loan Services
Interlibrary Services (or ILS) is a FREE service so that you can borrow books and request copies of articles from journals that Meriam Library doesn't own. Often the ILS link is provided directly in the database and is the easiest way to submit a request. Follow the "GET IT" link and click the link Request your item through Interlibrary Loan Services. To use the system, you must first set up an account using your Chico State ID and password.