Congressional Publications at Alderman and Law Libraries  

Publication

Law School

Alderman & Online
(Sometimes the online will be full text access, sometimes only indexing.  VIRGO provides full text of many current Congressional publications.)

Bills - Y1.4/1-Y1.4/9

See UVA LibGuide on Bills & Laws and description of the legislative process, bill glossary, and key to legislative citations.

See also guide to Regulations Research

Microprint: 1957-1964
Microfiche: 1965 to present

Microfilm: 1789-1817
Senate Bills ( Micfilm S-1570) ; House Bills (Micfilm S-1571)
Ivy Annex 
Microfiche    3 East, Alderman
1979 to present 

Other Microfilm holdings - please note: The Center for Research Libraries  (CRL) has microfilm for congressional bills and resolutions from the 1st through the 72nd Congress (1789-1933). This microfilm and other congressional materials on film) may be borrowed by UVA users through UVA Library Interlibrary Services. 

Print-  Y1.4/1-Y1.4/9, 3 new
Index only (useful for historical bills)
See Congressional Record, History of Bills and Resolutions section for desired session -- arranged by bill number for debates, summaries, floor action, etc.
Electronic
Proquest Congressional: Bills & Resolutions - 1989-present
THOMAS – bill tracking, 1989-present
House Bills & Resolutions - 1799-1873
Senate Bills & Resolutions - 1819-1873

Legislative Histories
Guide to Legislative History Research from Georgetown Law  Library.  See also their guide to Presidential Signing Statements.

Microfiche
61st - 97th Cong. - selective

Paper
Cataloged separately in VIRGO – selective

Paper
Cataloged separately in VIRGO - selective
Electronic
Proquest Congressional -1969/1970-present

See also Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents from LLSDC. 

House & Senate Reports & Documents  (called the Serial Set when bound.) Read about Documents and Reports.

     (Note: U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List (College of Wooster) lists agency publications contained within the Serial Set.)

Microfiche
69th -91st Cong.
(v.8522 (1926)-v.12880 (1969))
(Serial Set microfiche)
91st: 2d sess (1970) to present
(LN/CIS microfiche)

Paper
Serial Set - Y 1.1/2:
1940s-1960s - selectively
1965-present

Microfiche  3 East, Alderman
1818-1925 (v.1-8521) - fiche of Serial Set (Proquest/LN/CIS fiche)
1978-present: microfiche, Y 1.1/3-Y 1.1/8

Print
Serial Set - Y 1.1/2:
1818-1925 (v.1-8521, w/ gaps) - Ivy Stacks
1926-1960 (v.8523-12304) - Alderman Room 317
1960-current (v.12305-) - on back and East side walls, under Y 1.1/2 (Alderman 3 Old)
Electronic
Proquest  Congressional  - Full text 1789-1969
THOMAS 104th Congress (1995/96 to present).

Senate Executive Documents & Reports

(These are treaty related or related to nominations for federal positions).

Some included in Serial Set after 1979

Some included in Serial Set after 1979
Microfiche
1817-1969

Electronic
Proquest Congressional - Full text from 1789-1969

American State Papers  - 1789-1816
(predecessor to the Serial Set)

Paper
 Z 3.1: - Documents Stacks

Microfiche  3East, Alderman
 Part of the LN  Serial Set fiche
Paper
Z -  Alderman 3 New
Electronic
Proquest Congressional
Library of Congress

Congressional Hearings
(published hearings)

See also Proquest guide to searching for Hearings

Microfiche:
1947 - 1998 - LN/CIS fiche

Paper
1970 to present - Y 4

Microfiche   3 East, Alderman
1833-1946 - LN fiche
1978 to present - Y 4
Paper
1930 to present - Y 4 - 3 New Stacks
comprehensively since 1950 or so

Electronic
VIRGO Catalog
Proquest Congressional 

See also House and Senate Committee web sites for recent testimony and hearings. 

Unpublished House & Senate Hearings

Microfiche:   3East, Alderman
House - 1833-1936
Senate - 1823-1976

Electronic
Proquest  Congressional - online full text - 1823-2003

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Major Studies & Reports

Microfiche & Film:
1916 to present

Electronic
Proquest  Congressional
(2004-present)
See  CRS guide for access to earlier dates.

Committee Prints
See useful information from GPO Access and Proquest

Microfiche:
1948-1969 - CIS Committee Prints fiche
1970 - 2002 - CIS fiche

Paper:
Selective  - Y 4

Microfiche  3East, Alderman
1911-1969
less comprehensive than Law's set

Paper:
Selective - Y 4
Electronic
Proquest  Congressional 
FDSys  (from 1997-present)

Journal of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

Microfiche
LJ .C5 -

Paper
LC 4.5:
Electronic
Library of Congress

Congressional Debates
Annals of Congress
(1789-1824)
Register of Debates
(1924-1837)
Congressional Globe
(1833-1873)
Congressional Record
(1873-present)
Appendix (included in the CR Daily edition from 1957-1976)
About the Congressional Record from Thomas
"What is the Congressional Record" white paper from Proquest.

Microfiche
1789 to present

Paper
1971 - present
LJ - LAW-FLOOR2 Documents Stacks

Microfiche & Microfilm
1789-1838 - Annals of Congress & Register of Debates  (3East, Alderman). 
Paper
1789 to present - X
Alderman 3 New

Bound Permanent Edition VIRGO Record for Alderman
Daily CR VIRGO record for Alderman - retained until bound volume received.

Microprint - Appendix (1957-1975)
Ivy Stacks - see http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1608910 also available via Proquest Congressional

Electronic
Proquest Congressional (1873-1997)
Thomas
Indexing (1994-present); Text (1989-present)
FDSys
Indexing (1983-present);Text (1994-present) 
Library of Congress: Annals; Register...; Congressional Globe

Capitol Words – from the Sunlight Foundation is an interesting way to explore recent Congressional Records. 1995-

Publication

Law Library

Alderman Library

House Journal
 - the official record of the proceedings of the House. About Congressional Journals..... 

Paper
LJ - LAW-FLOOR2 Documents Stacks

Microfiche
1789-1847 - Z
(3East, Alderman). 
Paper
1789-1952 - Serial Set (see above)
1953-1991 - XJH

Electronic
Proquest Congressional 
FDSys search back to 1991
Library of Congress (1789-1875)

Senate Journal of Executive Proceedings

Paper
1789-1829, 1980-1996
LJ S - LAW-FLOOR2 Docs. Stacks