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Federal Legislative History: Documents

Sources of Legislative History

Floor Debates

Floor debates (cite Congressional Record, Permanent Edition (bound) if published; cite temporary Daily Edition only if PE not yet published; BB 13.5)

Committee Hearings

Committee hearings (cite official hearings transcript published by the Government Printing Office (GPO); cite recent unofficial hearings transcripts from the Federal Documents Clearing House (FDCH) or the Federal News Service (FNS) only if official not yet published; BB 13.3)

Bills & Resolutions

Bills and resolutions (all versions) (if enacted, cite as statute unless referring to its pre-enactment history; BB 13.2) 

Committee Reports

Committee reports (cite to official report published by the Government Printing Office (GPO); should include parallel citation to USCCAN version of report, if included there (on Westlaw); BB 13.4)