Search results for: “congressional record”
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Proquest Congressional
Proquest Congressional This is a one stop shopping for modern legislative history indexing and documents in the United States. This is the online version of the print indexes, CIS indexing and abstracting of congressional publications, and the CIS Legislative Histories (1970-present). It also includes electronic full text of selected congressional reports, documents, prints, Bills and…
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Using public records
Using public records What are public records and archival data? Public records Public records are any records of a public body that are open to citizens by law. In the U.S., these include most records of branches and agencies of government at the federal, state, and local levels. Some exceptions are: •Records that relate to…
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Encyclopedia of the US Congress
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Details Robert E. Dewhirst, Facts On File, Inc., New York, 2007 Content of the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Army-mccarthy Hearings Congressional Elections: Financing Direct Election of Senators Enacting Clause Equal Rights Amendment Extension of Remarks House Un-american Activities Committee Intelligence Oversight “Lame Duck” Amendment Pay and Perquisites…
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Foreign Laws
Foreign Laws Secondary Sources: The subscription-based Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World by Reynolds and Flores explains the legal bibliographies of most foreign countries, including subject-specific treatises in English [formerly published by F. B. Rothman as a looseleaf under the title Foreign Laws]. The blue pages…
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Student’s Guide to Congress
Student’s Guide to Congress Editor: Bruce J. Schulman Since the 1980s, Dr. Bruce J. Schulman has been teaching and writing about the political face of the United States. He is Professor of History at Boston University. He has taken an active role in education. Other contributions from Bruce J. Schulman to the collection: Student’s Guide…
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Florida Legislative Journals
Florida Legislative Journals Uses of Journals Both the House and the Senate publish an official journal for each day that each house is in formal session. The legislature begins a new set of page numbers each time a new session convenes. There is a separate index for each session, but no master index for the…
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U.S. Constitution law resources
U.S. Constitution law resources Primary Sources United States Code Annotated . West Pub. Co., 1927-. 2d floor Annotated edition of the U. S. Constitution in multiple volumes. United States Code Service. Lexis Law Publishing, 1992-. 2d floor Annotated edition of the U. S. Constitution in multiple volumes. Columbia University. Legislative Drafting Research Fund. Constitutions of…
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Archives and data
Archives and data See Using public records Archives and data 1. Federal Archives. The U. S. National Archives include material that dates from before the founding of the country . Some documents and other materials were, in fact, carefully set aside in their own time, because someone knew they were important. Others, however, just happened…
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LLSDC's Legislative Source Book – Title Index by Keyword
US Law Librarians’ Society of Washington’s Legislative Source Book – Title Index by Keyword Administrative law : Brief Federal Overview Alternative Table of CR, FR, Stat. Vols Authority of Statutes in USC Section Notes CFR & Fed. Register Research Guide Congressional Bills & Res. – Text Sources Congressional Committees – Hist. List Congressional Committees –…
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Law Librarians' Society of Washington
Law Librarians’ Society of Washington The Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C. (LLSDC) was established in 1939 for educational, informational and scientific purposes. It is conducted as a nonprofit corporation to promote librarianship; to develop and increase the effectiveness of law librarians; to cultivate the profession of Law Librarianship ; to foster a spirit of…
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A Century of Lawmaking
A Century of Lawmaking in the United States 1774-1785 https://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html Best source for historical, full-text for some documents, e.g. Congressional Record. Beginning with the Continental Congress in 1774, America’s national legislative bodies have kept records of their proceedings. The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress make up a…
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Hein Online
Hello About Hein Online Hein Online is an international database that provides searchable full text access to numerous legal sources. The database contains full text e-books, US and core international journals, Treaties , statutes and cases all in PDF format, which is useful for working out the original pagination. Hein Online, produced by the William…
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International Trade Law Resources
International trade law Resources International trade law (University of Tromso) Important and Well-Constructed Trade law Resource. Topics include Agency, Applicable Law, Customs, Dispute Settlement, Electronic Data Interchange, Finance, Intellectual Property, Jurisdiction and Enforcement, Limitation Periods, Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services, Sale of Goods, Free Trade and Economic Union Treaties , Links by Category Global…