Sources for Federal Legislative History

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Sources for Federal Legislative History

• Sources for Federal Legislative History
• http//www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/guide.
  php?guidealr/fedlegOR
• http//www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ - Choose
  Online ResearchgtFederal Researchgt Legislative

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Examples of Documents (PDF)

• Help America Vote Bill
• Help America Vote House Report
• Help America Vote Hearing
• North Korea - Committee print
• Help America Vote - Congressional Record
• Kim Jong Il - House Document
• No Child Left Behind - House Document
• Help America Vote - Presidential Remarks
• Help America Vote Presidential Press Statement

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Thomas

• http//thomas.loc.gov
• Note Legislative Process link on right How our
  Laws are Made and Enactment of a Law
• Search Bill Text Legislation in Current Congress
• HR 2768 - (S-MINER Act)
• Note bill summary and status
• Search Multiple, Previous Congresses
• Example 108th and 107th congresses, help
  america vote , enrolled bills sent to the
  President
• Results H.R.3295
• Link to the Bill Summary Status file
• All Congressional Actions with Amendments
• Note H. Rept. 107-329, Part I.
• Note 11/14/2001 Referred to House Judiciary -
  Hearings held on 12/5/2001 Search Search Bill
  Summary Status
• Try The Advanced Search
• 107th Congress
• Sponsor Ney, Robert
• Word/Phrase help america vote
• Stage in Legislative Process Public Laws

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Thomas Hearings

• Example Hearings on Help America Vote Act held
  on 12/5/2001 (Referred to House Judiciary)
• Thomas gt House of Representatives gt Committee
  Offices gt Committee on the Judiciary gt
  Legislation and Oversight gt Legislative Hearings
  (choose 107th Congress)
• 12-5-2001 Hearing Legislative Hearing on H.R.
  3295, the "Help America Vote Act of 2001."

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LexisNexis Congressional

• LexisNexis Congressional
• http//www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ - Choose
  Databases Lexis-Nexis Academic Service
  Congressional (right side of screen under
  Related Products)
• Or directly http//web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
• Congressional Publications
• Basic search
• Advanced Search
• Search by Number
• Legislative Histories, Bills Laws
• Keyword Search
• Get a Document

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LexisNexis Congressional (2)

• Legislative History of PL 107-252
• Legislative Histories, Bills Laws Get a
  Document
• Public Law Number 107-252
• Help America Vote Act of 2002
• Note
• Bills and Bill Tracking
• Debate
• Reports
• Hearings
• Related Hearings
• Committee Prints
• Related Committee Prints
• Miscellaneous Publications
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

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LexisNexis Congressional (3)

• Congressional Publications
• Basic Search
• Example "north korea" and human rights (date
  previous 2 years)
• Advanced Search
• Example "north korea" and human rights( date
  between 2000 and 2007 and limited to hearings)
• Example Witness Lastname Zappa (all available
  dates)
• One hearing, two format note Digital
  Collection
• Example Witness Lastname Edley Firstname
  Christopher (all available dates)
• Official published hearings
• Hearings Digital Collection
• Example Christopher Edley in All Fields
  including Full Text
• Transcripts of testimony and statements
• Search by Number
• Example Find Congressional Publications Related
  to a bill or Law HR 2768
• from 110th Congress

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LexisNexis Congressional Historical Documents

• Go toCongressional Publications Advanced
  Search
• Example unamerican activities and date between
  1949 and 1951 and limited to committee prints
• Note some are now in full-text
• Example Witness Kazan, Elia and limited to
  hearings
• Note published and unpublished hearings
• Example Witness Barnett, Stephen and limited to
  hearings
• Note digital hearings
• Example pledge of allegiance and date limited
  to between 1950 and 1960

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Westlaw

• Example 42 U.S.C.A. 15301
• Legislative History Materials
• Graphical Statutes
• USSCAN
• All Databases gt U.S. Federal Materials gt U.S.
  Code Congressional Administrative News
• Example ("help america vote") da (2002)
• HOUSE CONFERENCE REPORT NO. 107-730 (Part 1)
• Example (historical) "pledge of allegiance"
  "under god" da (lt1960)
• PL 107-252 or 116 Stat 1666 Find and Print

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Lexis CIS

• CIS - Legal gt Legislation Politics - U.S.
  U.K. gt U.S. Congress gt Legislative Histories gt US
  - CIS Legislative Histories
• Example LEGIS-HIST (107-252)
• Example TESTIMONY (christopher w/3 edley)

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Lexis CIS Historical

• CIS Historical - Legal gt Legislation Politics -
  U.S. U.K. gt U.S. Congress gt Legislative
  Histories gt CIS/Historical Index
• Example "pledge of allegiance" and date(geq
  (01/01/1950) and leq (01/01/1960))

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Lexis Bill Tracking

• Legal gt Legislation Politics - U.S. U.K. gt
  U.S. Congress
• Example Congressional Bills and Bill Tracking -
  Current Congress - s.1104"

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Lexis PL and Statutes at Large

• Get a document 107 PL 252

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GPO Access

• http//www.gpoaccess.gov/
• Legislative Branch Resources
• Congressional Bills
• Hearings
• Go to Congressional Hearings and search for help
  america vote in 107th Congress
• Serial Set
• Congressional documents
• Congressional reports
• Example Legislative Branch gt U.S. Congressional
  Serial Set gt Congressional Reports gt 107th
  Congress help america vote
• Presidential Materials
• Executive Branch gt Weekly Compilation of
  Presidential Documents Weekly Compilation of
  Presidential Documents
• Browse to December 27, 2004 -- Volume 40 - Number
  52, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
  Act of 2004, statement

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CQ Weekly

• http//library.cqpress.com/cqweeklyOR
• http//www.law.berkeley.edu/library/ - Choose
  Databases CQ Weekly
• Search for articles
• Mine safety
• Bills hr 2768 (limit to current congress)

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Other Historical Sources

• U.S. Congressional Serial Set UCB only The U.S.
  Congressional Serial Set is a collection of
  primary source materials covering the period
  1817-1980 (the 15th through 96th Congresses).
  This electronic version is presently complete
  through the second session of the 69th Congress
  (1926). Its made up of congressional reports and
  documents, arranged in sequentially numbered
  volumes. Many important executive agency
  documents were printed in congressional editions
  during the 19th century, making the U.S.
  Congressional Serial Set an incredibly rich
  resource covering nearly every aspect of society.
  The set includes the American State Papers, a
  retrospective collection of materials originating
  from 1789 through 1838 but published in the
  second quarter of the 19th century.
• Search example emma goldman

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HeinOnline U.S Federal Legislative History
Library

• Sources of Compiled Legislative History Database
• ExampleBipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act Of
  2002 (Mccain-Feingold Act) 116 Stat 81
• U.S. Federal Legislative History Title Collection
  
• Example Patriot Act

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California Legislative History

• California Legislative History Research Guide
• http//www.law.berkeley.edu/library/dynamic/guide.
  php?guidegeneral/calLegis
• Official California Legislative Information-
  http//www.leginfo.ca.gov/
• Example SB 33
• Status
• History
• Bill Text
• Analyses
• Votes

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California Legislative History

• Westlaw- West's Ann.Cal.Vehicle Code 23123
• Note graphical statutes, keycite
• Lexis - Cal Veh Code 23123