Federal Legislative History Research

Legislative - attached to pending legislation

Investigative - investigate particular topic

Oversight - examine impact and efficiency of established laws

Types of Committee Hearings, CRS Report, 2015

• GovInfo - 1957 to present
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - Pdf copies of hearings from mid 1990's to present. Select Browse tab and choose Internet Publications under Catalogs to Search and search by title or keyword.
• Try googling the title of the hearing.

Lexis - selected testimony

Westlaw - selected testimony

Bloomberg Law - selected testimony

ProQuest Legislative Insight - full text of hearings associated with enacted legislation from 1797 forward.