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Congressional Record and Debates

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. FDsys contains Congressional record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities.

1994 - present: Daily Edition
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1999-2001: Bound Edition
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1995 - present: Daily Edition
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1789-1824: Annals of Congress: The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States
From the Library of Congress A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.
The Annals were immediately succeeded by the Register of Debates, and subsequently by the Congressional Globe and Congressional Record.
1824-1837: Register of Debates
From the Library of Congress A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.
The Register of Debates is the second of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and succeeded by the Congressional Globe, and subsequently the Congressional Record.
1833-1873: Congressional Globe
From the Library of Congress A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.
The Globe is the third of the four series of publications containing the debates of Congress. It was preceded by the Annals of Congress and the Register of Debates and succeeded by the Congressional Record.
1873-1875: Congressional Record
From the Library of Congress A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.
The Congressional Record was preceded by the Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, and Congressional Globe.

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