Legislative History - Online Aids

LexisNexis Congressional Universe (must be connected to the Pierce Law network) offers access to U.S. legislative information including:

Congressional Information Service (CIS) indexing and abstracting from 1970-
CIS Legislative Histories from 1970-
Full text of Congressional Record from 1985-
National Journal from 1977-
Congress Daily from 1991-
Federal Register from 1980-
Current Code of Federal Regulations from 1989-
Current United States Code
Public Laws from 1988-

In addition, there is a bill tracking file from 1989- and full text for bills from 1989- , as well as selected committee prints, hot bills and topics, congressional testimony, committee reports, House and Senate documents, voting records in Congress, and member information including financial disclosures and campaign contributions.

Federal Register issues between 1936 and 1980 (volumes 1-45) are available at Hein Online (must be connected to the Pierce Law network to access).

In addition, if you are attempting to conduct a legislative history of a New Hampshire law, consult this Smart Note on the subject.