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. > Legislative Histories and Materials > Bill Tracking Report-current Congress
• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Legislative Histories and 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 > Federal Legal-U.S. > Archived Bill Text and Tracking > Congressional Full Text Bills- (Congressional session), Archive
• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Archived Bill Text and Tracking > Congressional Bill Tracking Reports- (Congressional session), Archive

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. > Legislative Histories and Materials > Committee Reports

Westlaw Database

• LH

Floor Actions and Debate (Congressional record)

Lexis

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

Westlaw Database

• CR

HeinOnline

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

Public Laws

Lexis

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

Westlaw Database

• US-PL
• US-PL-OLD (1973-2006)

Statutes at Large

Lexis

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal > United States Statutes At Large (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 / Nexis Congressional

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Legislative Histories and Materials > US-CIS Legislative Histories

Lexis / Nexis Congressional Historical

• Select a source: Legal > Federal Legal-U.S. > Legislative Histories and Materials > CIS/Historical Index

HeinOnline

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