Quick Guide to Lexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline Federal Legislative History Sources

Text Of Bills and Bill Tracking (Current Congress)

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > Bill Tracking Report-current Congress
• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > Congressional Full Text Bills-Current Congress

Westlaw Database

• CONG-BILLTXT
• US-BILLTRK

Text Of Bills and Bill Tracking (prior Congressional sessions)

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Legislation and Politics - U.S. and U.K. > U.S. Congress > Bill Tracking Historical
• Select a source: Legal > Legislation and Politics - U.S. and U.K. > Full Text of Bills - Historical

Westlaw Database

• CONG-BILLTXT (Congressional session)
• BILLTRK-OLD

Congressional Hearing Transcripts

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Legislation and Politics > U.S. Congress > Committee Hearing Transcripts

Westlaw Database

• USTESTIMONY or CONGTMY

Committee Reports

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes >Legislative History Materials > Committee Reports

Westlaw Database

• LH

Floor Actions and Debate (Congressional Record)

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > Congressional Record, All Congresses Combined
• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > Individual Congressional Record Materials

Westlaw Database

• CR

HeinOnline

• Click on U. S. Congressional Documents > Congressional Record. (PDF format)

Public Laws

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > United States Code Service (USCS materials) > USCS-Public Laws

Westlaw Database

• US-PL
• US-PL-OLD (1973-2008)

Statutes at Large

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal - U.S. > Find Statutes > United States Code Service Materials > United States Statutes At Large Table(1789 to current in PDF format)

Westlaw Database

• US-STATLRG (1789-1972 in PDF format)

HeinOnline

• U.S. Statutes at Large (1789 to current in PDF format)

Compiled Legislative Histories

Lexis (Law School subscription)

CIS Congressional

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > US-CIS Legislative Histories
• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Find Statutes > Legislative History Materials > Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering (topical legislative history collection)

HeinOnline

• U.S. Federal Legislative History Library: U.S. Federal Legislative History Title Collection (selective collection of full-text legislative histories in PDF format)

Westlaw

• Arnold and Legislative History (topical legislative history collection) located under U.S. Federal materials
• U.S. GAO Federal Legislative Histories located under U. S. Federal materials > Legislative History