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Legislative Research for Congressional Staff:
How to Find Documents and Other Resources

Ada S. Cornell
Information Research Specialist
Michael Greene
Information Research Specialist
Laura A. Hanson
Information Research Specialist
September 24, 2014
Congressional Research Service
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Summary
This report is one of a series of reports on legislative process and research; it is intended to serve
as a finding aid to sources of information, such as documents, news articles, analysis, contacts
and services, used in legislative research. It does not define or describe the purpose of various
government documents; that information can be found in companion CRS Report R41865,
Legislative History Research: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff and CRS Report
RL33895, Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for
Congressional Staff.
This report is not intended to be a definitive list of all resources, but rather a
guide to pertinent subscriptions available in the House and Senate in addition to select resources
freely available to the public. This report is intended for use by Members and congressional office
staff and will be updated annually.

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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Legislative Research: Documents and Resources ............................................................................ 1
News and Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 6
Training and Services ...................................................................................................................... 9

Figures
Figure A-1. The Course of Legislation in Congress ...................................................................... 15

Tables
Table 1. Legislative and Executive Branch Documents .................................................................. 2
Table 2. Selected Resources for News and Analysis and Relevant Legislative Research ............... 7
Table 3. Finding Experts and Contacts ............................................................................................ 7
Table 4. Training and Services ......................................................................................................... 9
Table A-1. Legislative Research Resources ................................................................................... 11
Table A-2. Related CRS Products .................................................................................................. 14

Appendixes
Appendix. Additional Resources ................................................................................................... 11

Contacts
Author Contact Information........................................................................................................... 16

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Introduction
During the legislative process, many documents are prepared by Congress and its committees.
Governmental and non-governmental entities track and record congressional activities, and many
more entities chronicle and analyze the development of public policy. The wide availability of
such information can be overwhelming to those involved in legislative research. The purpose of
this report is to assist Members and congressional staff in identifying and accessing key resources
used during legislative research.
The report does not define or describe the purpose of the various information resources and
documents; that information can be found in companion CRS Report R41865, Legislative History
Research: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff
and CRS Report RL33895, Researching
Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff.

This report is not a comprehensive catalog of resources for conducting legislative research;
instead it provides a selection of widely used resources. Some of the resources mentioned are
only available with a paid subscription while others are free: this availability is noted in the report
along with the access points for Members and congressional staff. The inclusion of resources in
this report does not imply endorsement by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the
content or the products listed. In addition, CRS does not acquire or manage congressional offices’
access to subscription resources.
CRS is available for consultation on legislative research or to perform legislative research upon
request. CRS can also advise Members and congressional staff on the use of the resources listed
in this report, including advice on how to select the best resource to use, how to search for
information within a resource, or how to develop the most effective research methodology. This
report is one of a series of reports on legislative process and research; see Table A-2 for other
reports in the series.
Legislative Research: Documents and Resources
The resource titles and access points are presented in four tables. The tables provide information
on how to find congressional and other government documents relevant to the legislative process
(Table 1); information from congressional news sources and legislative support agencies (Table
2
); experts and contacts from think tanks, academia, executive branch agencies, and CRS (Table
3
); and research-related training and services for Members and congressional staff (Table 4).
Table 1 serves as a reference guide for locating legislative and executive branch documents using
free, subscription, and restricted access resources. The first column of the table contains
documents commonly used in legislative research. The second column lists where these
documents can be found. The third column contains typical citations for the documents listed in
the first column. The fourth column contains explanatory notes and references to other
information.
Italicized entries in the second column indicate a subscription-based resource available in most
House and Senate offices and also at CRS reference centers (whose locations and hours of
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operation are available in Table 4). Unless otherwise indicated, all other resources listed are
freely available to all congressional offices.
Table A-1 provides additional information on the items contained in Table 1, including more
detailed descriptions and URLs linking directly to the resources (when available).
Table 1. Legislative and Executive Branch Documents
Document Access
Pointsa Example
Citationsb Notes
Bills and Amendments
Bil s and Resolutions
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
H.R. 123, S.Res. 200
See CRS reports on Bills
and Resolutions: Origins
1993 to present
CQ.com
and Introduction.c
ProQuest Congressional
For a basic explanation of
how a bill becomes law,
see Figure A-1.
Bil s and Resolutions
Law Library of Congress
S. 236, H.Con.Res. 728
The Law Library Reading
(or cal CRS: 7-5700)
Room contains microfiche,
before 1993
microfilm, and ultrafiche
ProQuest Congressional
materials, including federal
bills and resolutions dating
back to the 1st Congress.d
CRS has access to ProQuest
Congressional
, which offers
bill and resolution text
going back to 1789. Years
of coverage in House and
Senate subscriptions to
ProQuest Congressional
may differ.
Floor Amendments
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
S.Amdt. 15, H.Amdt. 75
Published in the
(1981 – present)
Congressional Record.
Senate Amendment
On LIS.gov, amendments
Tracking System
can be found under “Bill
Status with Amendments”
CQ.com
or “Amendments” on the
Bil Summary & Status page.
On Congress.gov,
amendments can be found
under the “Amendments”
tab or the “Actions” tab,
clicking “All Actions,
including Floor
Amendments” on a bill
page.
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Document Access
Pointsa Example
Citationsb Notes
Laws
Statutes (laws)
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
P.L. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119
LIS.gov links to GPO FDsys
(1995 – present)
and Congress.gov hosts the
GPO PDF of the law For
ProQuest Congressional
older laws, refer to
ProQuest Congressional or
cal CRS at 7-5700.
U.S. Code
uscode.house.gov
42 USC 543, 35 U.S.C.
The main edition of the
§123(a)
U.S. Code is published
Cornell LII
every six years by the
Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House of
Representatives, with
annual cumulative
supplements. The current
edition of the Code was
published in 2006.
Floor Debate
Congressional Record
ProQuest Congressional
142 Cong. Rec. 15466
The Congressional Record
Bound
bound edition is the
permanent version. Its text
is somewhat edited,
revised and rearranged in
comparison to the daily
version. The pagination is
continuous for each
session; but there is no H,
S, or E (for Extensions of
Remarks) before each page
number. There is a volume
number for each session
and numerous parts to
each volume. The final two
volumes of the permanent
Record of each session are
an index containing a
history of bills and
resolutions and a
compilation of Daily
Digests for the session.
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Document Access
Pointsa Example
Citationsb Notes
Congressional Record
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
158 Cong. Rec. H5618
The Congressional Record
Daily
(1989 – present)
daily edition reports each
day’s proceedings in
CQ.com
Congress and is published
ProQuest Congressional
on the succeeding day.
Pagination is preceded by
an H, S, or E, to indicate
whether the recorded text
took place in the House,
the Senate, or was an
Extension of Remarks.
Periodically, throughout a
session, indices to the daily
Record are published.
Floor Votes
CQ.com
Roll no. 30, Record Vote
Votes are published in
Number: 11
Congressional Record. On
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
LIS.gov, votes can be found
(1990 – present)
under “Major Actions”
House.gov
while viewing Bill Summary
& Status. On
Senate.gov
Congress.gov, see the
CQ Almanac (for votes pre-
“Actions” tab under “Major
1990)
Actions.” To find votes on
specific issues, over a time
period, or other criteria,
cal CRS at 7-5700.
Committee Actions

Committee Schedules
CQ.com

See CQ Schedules.
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
House.gov
Senate.gov
Committee Hearings
Committee websites
S. Hrg. 106-67

(official)
GPO FDsys
ProQuest Congressional
Committee Hearing
CQ.com

Consider contacting the
Transcripts and
committee staff for hearing
Webcasts (unofficial)
C-Span
transcripts unavailable
Committee websites
through these sources.
Committee Reports
LIS.gov or Congress.gov
H.Rept. 112-14, S.Rept.

(1995 – present)
110-55
CQ.com
ProQuest Congressional
Committee Markup
CQ.com


Committee websites
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Document Access
Pointsa Example
Citationsb Notes
Committee Rosters
CQ.com


GPO FDsys
Committee websites
Committee Prints
GPO FDsys
S. Prt. 109-88

ProQuest Congressional
Draft Legislation
Committee websites
For CQ.com, see the CQ
“Hot Docs” page.
CQ.com
Sponsor’s website

Regulations
Rules, Proposed Rules,
FederalRegister.gov
59 Federal Register 4233
Published in the Federal
and Notices
Register. See corresponding
GPO FDsys
entry in Table A-1 for
Regulations.gov
additional information.
General and Permanent
GPO FDsys
15 C.F.R. 254
Published in the Code of
Rules (codified)
Federal Regulations (CFR).
Executive Branch Information
Executive Orders
National Archives
E.O. 12893
Published in the Federal
Register
, Compilation of
GPO FDsys
Presidential Documents,
and title 3 of the Code of
Federal Regulations
.
Grants
Catalog of Federal

See CRS Report RL34035,
Domestic Assistance
Grants Work in a
Congressional Office
, CRS
Report RL34012, Resources
for Grantseekers
, and CRS
Report RL32159, How to
Develop and Write a Grant
Proposal
.
Presidential Signing
GPO FDsys

Published in the Federal
Statements
Register, Compilation of
Presidential Documents.
See CRS Reports on
Presidential Action on
Legislation.
The President’s Fiscal
OMB

See CRS Report 98-721,
Year Budget Proposal
Introduction to the Federal
GPO FDsys
Budget Process and CRS
Report R42384, FY2013
Budget Documents: Internet
and GPO Availability
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Document Access
Pointsa Example
Citationsb Notes
Miscellaneous Information
Appropriations Bills
CRS Appropriations Status

Available from FY1999-
Table
Present on CRS.gov.
See also CRS Report
R42388, The Congressional
Appropriations Process: An
Introduction
.
Cost Estimates of
CBO

Published under the “Cost
Current Bills
Estimates” section of the
website.
Legislative Histories
ProQuest Congressional

See CRS Report R41865,
(compilations)
Legislative History Research:
A Guide to Resources for
Congressional Staff
.
State Laws and
LLSDC: State Legislatures,

For assistance on
Regulations
Laws, and Regulations
identifying state laws and
regulations, call CRS at 7-
5700.
Treaties LIS.gov

See CRS Report 98-384,
Senate Consideration of
Senate.gov
Treaties.
Law Library of Congress
(or cal CRS: 7-5700)
Source: Compiled by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Notes: Plain text indicates the resource listed is freely available; Italics indicate a subscription-based resource
available in most House and Senate offices, and also at CRS research centers.
a. More detailed descriptions and direct links to these resources are available in Table A-1.
b. For official legal citation style, refer to: The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
(https://www.legalbluebook.com). The Government Printing Office Style Manual is another guide for official
citation formats and is available online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/pagedetails.action?granuleId=&
packageId=GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2008.
c. Refer to the Congressional Operations section of the CRS website for a list of reports providing analysis,
resources, and information on key legislative and administrative processes and procedures of the Congress.
d. For further information, refer to the Law Library’s page on microtext collections at http://www.loc.gov/law/
find/microtext.php.
News and Analysis
Table 2 serves as a finding aide for resources covering current events related to Congress and the
legislative process. Resources in this table may contain editorial content and discussion. Inclusion
of these resources does not imply endorsement of the views held by the publications listed.
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Table 2. Selected Resources for News and Analysis and Relevant Legislative Research
Resource
Access
Points
Congressional News & Analysis
CQ
http://www.cq.com
The Hill
http://www.thehill.com/
National Journal
http://www.nationaljournal.com/
Politico http://www.politico.com/
Rol Call
http://www.rol call.com/
Bloomberg Government (BGOV)
http://about.bgov.com/
Bloomberg BNA
http://www.bna.com/
Political blogs
http://technorati.com/blogs/
directory/politics/uspolitics/
Journal articles & historical news
Databases such as ProQuest,
through Library of Congress
LexisNexis, Factiva, JSTOR, and
databases
EBSCOhost, along with numerous
others are available for use onsite at
CRS research centers and the public
reading rooms at the Library of
Congress. See a list of all databases
at http://eresources.loc.gov/
Legislative Support Agency Analysis
Congressional Research Service
http://www.crs.gov/
& Resources
(CRS)
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
http://www.cbo.gov/
Government Accountability Office
http://www.gao.gov/
(GAO)
Source: Compiled by CRS.
Notes: Plain text indicates the resource listed is freely available; Italics indicate a subscription-based resource
available in most House and Senate offices, and also at CRS research centers.
Table 3 provides sources and tools to identify experts and contacts outside Congress from the
legislative support agencies, executive branch, academia, non-profits, and think tanks. The
resources below include directories, databases and lists available through House and Senate
libraries, reference centers, and online. Contacts from these sources may provide partisan views
or analysis. Inclusion of these sources does not imply endorsement of the views held by contacts
found using these tools.
Table 3. Finding Experts and Contacts
Name (Publisher)
Access
Notes
The Leadership Library
CRS Reference Centers – online
Formerly known as the Yellow Books.
(Leadership Directories, Inc.)
access online access via kiosk PCs; Contact information for over 500,000
see Table 4 for locations
leaders of 40,000 United States
government, business, professional and
Senate Library– online access, also
nonprofit organizations.
available in all Senate offices.
House Library – print version only
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Name (Publisher)
Access
Notes
Encyclopedia of Associations
CRS Reference Centers – online
Detailed information concerning 23,000+
(Gale)
access online access via kiosk PCs;
nonprofit American membership
see Table 4 for locations
organizations of national scope.
Senate Library – online access
National Directory of Nonprofit
CRS Reference Centers – online
Contact and basic factual information on
Organizations (Gale)
access online access via kiosk PCs;
the largest nonprofit organizations in the
see Table 4 for locations
United States.
National Trade and Professional
CRS Reference Centers – print
Lists more than 7,500 trade associations,
Associations of the United States
version (LCRR and RRC; see
labor unions, professional societies, and
(Columbia Books)
Table 4 for locations)
similar national groups.
House Library – print version
Washington Information
CRS Reference Centers – print
Guide to Washington, DC, area
Directory (CQ)
version (LCRR and RRC; see
governmental and private organizations is
Table 4 for location)
arranged in 20 broad subject areas. Under
each area, pertinent federal departments
House Library – print version
and agencies, and private nonprofit
organizations are listed.
Senate Library – print version
Washington Representatives
CRS Reference Centers – print
This is a list of 17,000 Washington
(Columbia Books)
version (LCRR and RRC; see
contacts of U.S. trade associations,
Table 4 for location)
professional societies, labor unions,
corporations, and various special interest
House Library – print version
and public interest groups.
Senate Library – print version
CRS Report 98-446, Congressional
CRS website: http://www.crs.gov/
This list of about 200 congressional liaison
Liaison Offices of Selected Federal
resources/Pages/
offices is intended to help congressional
Agencies
liaisonoffices.aspx
offices in contacting government agencies.
(For congressional use only.)
Social Sciences Citation Index
CRS Reference Centers – online
Covers 2,700 of the most important
(Web of Knowledge/Thompson
access (use “Congressional
journals in the social sciences and allows
Reuters)
Bookmarks” see Table 4 for
users to identify subject area experts.
locations)
Federal Register
FederalRegister.gov
This site is jointly administered by the
National Archives and Records
Administration and the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO) to provide an
unofficial, HTML edition of the daily
Federal Register to make it easier for
citizens and communities to understand
the regulatory process and to participate
in government decision-making. Notices
and proposed rules include contact
information for the relevant agency
experts.
Congressional Research Service
http://www.crs.gov
For confidential, authoritative, and
objective research and analysis on issues
before Congress. Contact analysts
through “Find an Analyst” on CRS.gov,
from author contact information reports,
or by calling CRS at 7-5700.
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Source: Compiled by CRS.
Training and Services
Table 4 contains a list of locations where congressional staff can obtain training and other
services on Capitol Hill.
Table 4. Training and Services
Name
Location and Contact
Hours
Services
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
CRS http://www.crs.gov
M-Th 8a-8p
Research and analysis related to legislative issues.
F 8a-6p
Cal CRS 7-5700 (202-707-
(Sat 10a-5p when Personalized office briefings.
5700) and press 1, 5
Congress is in
Training in the fol owing topics:
session)
-Appropriations and Budget
-Federal Legal Research
-Legislative Process
-Policy and Legal Seminars
-Programs for District Offices
For training and program descriptions and
current schedules, visit: http://www.crs.gov/
programs/Pages/
TrainingProgramDescriptions.aspx
CRS Reference Centers
La Follette Congressional
Library of Congress,
M-Th 10a-8p
Database access; reference and research
Reading Room (LCRR)
Madison Building: LM-202
F 10a-6p
assistance.
Sat 10a-5p when
Phone: 7-7100
Congress is in
session
Rayburn Reference
House, Rayburn B07
M-F 10a-4p
Database access; reference and research
Center (RRC)
assistance.
Phone: 5-6958
CRS Senate Center
Senate, Russel B335
M-F 10a-4p
Database access, meeting space for CRS training
and private briefings.
Phone: 7-5978
Library of Congress (non-CRS)
Congressional Relations
http://www.loc.gov/lcnet/
8:30a-6p
Book loans, tours of the Library of Congress,
Office (CRO)
constituent services, educational resources.
(202) 707-6577
Law Library
Library of Congress,
M-F 8:30a-9:30p
Assists Congress with information and analysis
Madison Building: LM-201
Sat 8:30a-5p, and
on U.S., foreign, comparative and international
whenever
202-707-2700
law.
Congress is in
http://www.loc.gov/law/
session
Training in the fol owing topics:
-Legislative research
-Statutory research
-Orientation to Law Library col ections
- Congress.gov
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Name
Location and Contact
Hours
Services
House of Representatives
House Learning Center
B249B/C Longworth HOB
M-F 8:30a-5:30p
Legislative training topics include:
202-226-3800
-Legislative Concepts (taught by CRS)
-Legislative Information System (LIS.gov) and
HLC@mail.house.gov
Congress.gov
https://housenet.house.gov/
-ProQuest
training
-National Journal
-GAO: An Introduction to the Congressional
Watchdog
Other topics such as Constituent
Correspondence, ethics, and many more are also
available for online and in-person training.
House Library
263 Cannon
M-F 9a-6p
Research assistance, subject guides, database
access and training.
202-225-9000
library@mail.house.gov
http://extranet.clerk.house.g
ov/library
Senate
Senate Library
Russel B15
M-F 9a-6p (and
Research assistance and training.
whenever the
202-224-7106
Senate is in
Training includes
reference@sec.senate.gov
session)
-News resources
-Congressional Record
http://webster/library
-Desktop research tools
-LIS.gov and Congress.gov
-Other classes and custom training is available
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Appendix. Additional Resources
Table A-1. Legislative Research Resources
(Provides additional details on information explored in Table 1)
Resource
Description URL
Congress.gov
Congress.gov is the official source for federal
http://www.congress.gov/
legislative information. It will eventually
replace LIS.gov, though both sites are
currently up to date and in use. The new
Congress.gov provides: (1) a single search
across all available information and all dates;
(2) meaningful, permanent URLs; (3) faceted
search; (4) Member profiles and (5) legislative
histories. The new site permits legislative
branch devices to access CRS reports and
products from bill records, the homepage and
help pages. It currently includes all data sets
available on LIS.gov and THOMAS, with the
exception of treaties and communications,
which will be added in 2015. For now,
treaties and communications can be accessed
on LIS.gov.
CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
http://www.cbo.gov/
produces independent analyses of budgetary
and economic issues to support the
congressional budget process. CBO does not
make policy recommendations.
CQ
This subscription database provides bill texts,
http://www.cq.com
summaries, tracking, and analysis. Also
includes (but not limited to) roll-call votes,
legislative histories, floor and committee
schedules, detailed committee coverage,
hearing transcripts. Coverage varies by
information category. CQ.com is available in
all Senate and in most House offices.
Catalog of Federal
The CFDA is the primary source of
https://www.cfda.gov
Domestic Assistance
information on federal grants and nonfinancial
assistance programs; actual funding depends
upon annual budget appropriations. After
grantseekers identify federal programs in
CFDA and contact state agency
representatives, they may register and apply at
websites such as Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) or FedConnect
(http://www.fedconnect.net).
Cornell LII
The Cornell Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/
provides an unofficial but freely available,
searchable and easy to navigate version of the
U.S. Code.
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Resource
Description URL
C-SPAN
C-SPAN is a private, nonprofit company that
http://www.c-span.org
provides public access to the political process.
Includes a searchable video library of hearings,
floor debate, press conferences, speeches, and
other types of news programs and events.
Federalregister.gov
This site is jointly administered by the
http://www.federalregister.gov
National Archives and Records Administration
and the U.S. Government Printing Office
(GPO) to provide an unofficial, HTML edition
of the daily Federal Register to make it easier
for citizens and communities to understand
the regulatory process and to participate in
government decision-making.
GPO’s FDsys
The Government Printing Office Federal
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/
Digital System provides free online access to
official publications from all three branches of
the federal government.
Law Librarians' Society of
LLSDC provides a freely available list of state
http://www.llsdc.org/state-legislation
Washington, DC
legislatures, laws, and regulations websites and
contact information. In addition, the LLSDC
provides a set of legislative research guides
called the Legislative Source Book
(http://llsdc.org/sourcebook/).
LIS.gov
The purpose of the Legislative Information
http://www.lis.gov/
System (LIS) is to provide Members of
Congress and their staff with access to
legislative information that is accurate, timely,
and complete. LIS is not available to the
public. LIS will be replaced by Congress.gov
sometime after the close of 2014.
National Archives and
Disposition Tables contain information about
http://www.archives.gov/federal-
Records Administration
Executive Orders beginning with those signed
register/executive-orders/
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and are
arranged according to presidential
administration and year of signature. The
tables are compiled and maintained by the
Office of the Federal Register editors.
Office of Management and
The OMB website provides the President’s
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
Budget
Budget, including, for example: Analytical
budget
Perspectives (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
budget/Analytical_Perspectives), the Appendix
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
Appendix), and Historical Tables
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/
Historicals).
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Resource
Description URL
ProQuest Congressional
This subscription database contains detailed
http://congressional.proquest.com
abstracts and links to the full text of many
congressional and federal documents, such as
the Congressional Record, congressional hearing
transcripts, committee prints, and legislative
histories. Length of coverage varies depending
on the category of information, although most
categories are covered starting in 1789 or at
some point in the 1800s. ProQuest
Congressional
is available to all House and
Senate offices.
Reginfo.gov
This site provides information about the
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
status of agency documents undergoing Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)
review.
Regulations.gov
This site provides a government-wide portal
http://www.regulations.gov
for the public to review and comment on
published regulatory actions and to view any
supporting materials provided by the agency.
Senate Amendment
The Amendment Tracking System (ATS) is a
http://ats.senate.gov/
Tracking System
web application that displays images of
submitted and proposed amendments to
legislation pending before the U.S. Senate.
Amendments are available on ATS
approximately fifteen minutes after the Bill
Clerk receives them.
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Table A-2. Related CRS Products
CRS Report 98-169, House Committee Reports: Required Contents, by Judy Schneider
CRS Report 98-305, Senate Committee Reports: Required Contents, by Elizabeth Rybicki
CRS Report 98-429, The Senate’s Calendar of Business, coordinated by Elizabeth Rybicki
CRS Report 98-437, Calendars of the House of Representatives, by Christopher M. Davis
CRS Report 98-438, The Senate’s Executive Calendar, coordinated by Elizabeth Rybicki
CRS Report 98-446, Congressional Liaison Offices of Selected Federal Agencies, by Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsch
CRS Report 98-706, Bills and Resolutions: Examples of How Each Kind Is Used, by Richard S. Beth
CRS Report 98-728, Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Characteristics, Requirements, and Uses, by Richard S.
Beth
CRS Report R40897, Congressional Printing: Background and Issues for Congress, by R. Eric Petersen and Amber Hope
Wilhelm
CRS Report R41865, Legislative History Research: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff, by Julia Taylor
CRS Report R43075, FY2014 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability, by Jared C. Nagel
CRS Report R42638, Appropriations: CRS Experts, by Jennifer E. Lake and Justin Murray
CRS Report RL30787, Parliamentary Reference Sources: House of Representatives, by Richard S. Beth and Megan S. Lynch
CRS Report RL30788, Parliamentary Reference Sources: Senate, by Megan S. Lynch and Richard S. Beth
CRS Report RL30812, Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them, by Cassandra L. Foley
CRS Report RL33895, Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff,
by Jerry W. Mansfield
CRS Report RL34012, Resources for Grantseekers, by Merete F. Gerli
CRS Report RS20120, Legislative Support Resources: Offices and Websites for Congressional Staff, by Jennifer E. Manning
and Michael Greene
CRS Report RS20991, Legislative Planning: Considerations for Congressional Staff, by Judy Schneider
CRS Report RS21363, Legislative Procedure in Congress: Basic Sources for Congressional Staff, by Jennifer E. Manning and
Michael Greene


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Figure A-1. The Course of Legislation in Congress


Source: Created by CRS. Image is available for copyright-free use here:
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Note: See CRS Report R42843, Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress, by Valerie Heitshusen,
for more information on legislative process.

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Author Contact Information

Ada S. Cornell
Laura A. Hanson
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Specialist
acornell@crs.loc.gov, 7-3742
lhanson@crs.loc.gov, 7-7072
Michael Greene

Information Research Specialist
mgreene@crs.loc.gov, 7-9188





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