Research Guides: US Government Documents Collection: Databases & Documents (Congressional)

Print Indexes

CIS Annual Index to Congressional Publications
Indexes U.S. congressional bills, hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, executive reports, senate treaty documents and public laws.
CIS index to U.S. executive branch documents, 1789-1909
Provides access to material (which were not published in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set) issued by Federal departments and agencies. The information leads to microfiche copies of the documents.
CIS index to U.S. executive branch documents, 1910-1932 : guide to documents not printed in the U.S. serial set
Provides access to material (which were not published in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set) issued by Federal departments and agencies. The information leads to microfiche copies of the documents.
CIS index to unpublished US Senate committee hearings : 18th Congress--88th Congress, 1823-1964
Guide contains information and citations for unpublished Senate Committee Hearings (print). Indexes are housed offsite.
CIS index to unpublished US Senate committee hearings : 89th Congress-90th Congress, 1965-1968
this collection covers the period 1947-1968. These hearings are available in microfiche format at the NYU Law School Library.
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index, From the Earliest Publications Through 1969
Indexes over 30,000 published hearings beginning with the early 1800's. Hearings are available on microfiche.
CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index, From the Earliest Publications Through 1969
Indexes 15,000 committee prints from the mid-1800's forward. These older committee prints are available on microfiche at the NYU Law School Library.
CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969
The Serial Set index covers 330,000 congressional publications. Documents from this time period are available on microfiche at the NYU Law School Library.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. While there is no government agency that provides access to the collection, other organizations linked below have compiled CRS reports.

University of North Texas Digital Library's CRS Reports Collection

Congressional Information

Browse Historical editions of the Congressional Record (Bound Edition) on Congress.gov
Congressional Record (Bound Edition) comprises one volume per session of congress, with each volume published in multiple parts.
congress.gov
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.
Congressional Record
1994-present
Official source for the text of debates and proceedings on the House and Senate floors.

Historical Congressional Publications (Library of Congress)

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774 -1873
Contains records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress through the Forty-second Congress.
Primary Documents in American History
Library of Congress American Memory Project.

NYU Databases

ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest Congressional allows you to explore Congress in action with the most comprehensive online resource available for congressional publications and legislative research. You can perform in-depth research in public policy, historical, and legal areas of interest.
This resource is not part of the depository library program.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline contains the full-text of law review journals and related legal documents, including the Code of Federal Regulations, English Reports (1220-1867), U.S. Presidential Library, U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. Supreme Court Library, and World Trials Library, and more.
U.S. Declassified Documents Online
U.S. Declassified Documents Online provides access to previously classified federal records in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The collection brings together the most sensitive documents from all the presidential libraries and numerous executive agencies in a single, easily searchable database, including: intelligence studies, policy papers, diplomatic correspondence, cabinet meeting minutes, briefing materials, and domestic surveillance and military reports. The search and discovery interface for the collection allows researchers to locate the full text of documents and quickly filter their search results by document type, issue date, source institution, classification level, and date declassified as well as other document characteristics.

Unpublished Congressional Hearings

The Center for Legislative Archives (National Archives)
The Center for Legislative Archives contains publications and unpublished congressional hearings. Begin your search on the Research Portal.