U.S. Census
Please see the UCLA Library's United States Census Statistics and Information Research Guide.
U.S. Congress
A bill is drafted and introduced in one chamber of Congress by a legislator; it is assigned a bill number, and referred to a committee. House bills are usually abbreviated “H.R. 2315”; Senate bills, “S. 425.” Text of bills are often reprinted in hearings and committee reports, older Senate bills, are reprinted in the Congressional Record.
- ProQuest Congressional
1789 (1st Congress) to present
- The Library of Congress: American Memory- Bills and Resolutions
1799-1873 House (6th - 42d Congress)
1819-1873 Senate (16th-42d Congress) - Congress.gov
Covers the 93rd Congress (1973-74)-present. Official versions.
- GovInfo: Congressional Bills
Official versions, 103rd Congress (1993-94)-present
A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, usually open to the public. Hearings are used to obtain information and opinions on proposed bills, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. Also, hearings may also be purely exploratory in nature, providing testimony and data about topics of current interest.
UCLA's holdings of US Congressional hearings on microfiche start in 1958. Prior to that date we have indexes for hearings from 1833-1969 (Ref KF40 .S474i 1935, Ref Z1223 .A1954)
93rd Congress (1973) to present
- Congressional Hearings 1985-present
From the Government Printing Office's online content management system (govinfo.gov)
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
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Selected hearings from the (71st Congress) 1927 through the (103rd Congress) 1994. - ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
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1824 - present.
Floor debates may occur at any time on a bill; these are recorded in the daily publication, Congressional Record.
- Bound Congressional Record
Bound Congressional Record available from GPO's govinfo.
- Century of Lawmaking - Annals of Congress (1789-1825)
Not published contemporaneously, but were compiled between 1834 and 1856, using the best records available, primarily newspaper accounts.
- Century of Lawmaking - Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
The Globe contains the debates of the 23rd through 42nd Congresses (1833-73). Succeeded by the Congressional Record (search in THOMAS).
- Century of Lawmaking - Register of Debates (1824-1839)
A record of debates of the 18th Congress, 2nd Session through the 25th Congress, 1st Session (1824-37). The Register was preceded by the Annals of Congress and succeeded by the Congressional Globe.
- Congress.Gov
Debates are available starting with 1995-present
- Congressional Record
Our library microform and print holdings.
- Congressional Record Index 1983-present
From the Government Printing Office's online content management system (FedSys).
- Hein Online - Debates of Congress
Congressional Record from 1873 until 2008. Congressional Record Daily from 1980 until 2011.
California Resources
- California Ballot Propositions and Initiatives (UC Hastings)
Near-complete record of citizen initiatives and propositions.
1911 to present. - California Ballot Measure Guides (UC Berkeley)
Concise descriptions of ballot measures including non-partisan analyses, official voter information, background materials, pro-and-con websites, newspaper articles and editorials, opinion polls, political endorsements, and financial contribution records.
2000 to present. -
California Ballot Measures Resources and Historical Information (California Secretary of State)
- California State Legislature
Access to the full text of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages are available. (1993-current)
- Legislative Research (California State Legislature)
A collection of key resources and agencies involved in the state legislative process.
- Historical Legislation
For Senate and Assembly Sessions 1849-2008 from the Clerk of the Assembly.