Legislative History
Performing a legislative history is the process of locating the documents created during the legislative process. These documents include committee reports, hearings, floor debates, bill versions, and other documents.
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Congress.Gov This link opens in a new windowThis site includes legislative activities of the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. There is information about members of Congress and much more...
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Congressional This link opens in a new windowProQuest. Access to U.S. legislative information. Search congressional publications including committee reports and committee prints; Legislative Histories for public laws; Testimony from congressional hearings; Track bills; Search the Congressional Record: Search Congressional Rules; Locate information about members and committees.
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Legislative Insight This link opens in a new windowProQuest. Contains fully searchable PDF images of full-text publications generated in the course of congressional lawmaking. Content includes the Public Law text, all versions of enacted and related bills, Congressional Record excerpts, and committee hearings, reports and documents.
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U.S. Congressional Documents This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline. Contains Congressional Record, Congressional Globe, Journals of the Continental Congress, Letters of Delegates to Congress, Annals of the Congress of the United States, Bills and Debates in Congress relating to Trusts, United States Serial Set, Congressional Hearings, CRS Reports, Committee Prints and other documents.
More Resources
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Legislative BranchFederal and Oklahoma legislative branch resources from the OU Law Library.
Research Guides
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ProQuest Legislative InsightUser guide provided by ProQuest