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Federal Legislative History

Detailed Descriptions of the Federal Legislative Process

These print and online sources describe the federal legislative process in detail.

How Our Laws Are Made, an extensive guide to the federal legislative process prepared by the House Parliamentarian (last updated 2007).

Enactment of a Law, another guide to the legislative process, prepared by the Senate Parliamentarian (last updated 2007).

Congressional Research Service, Introduction to the Legislative Process in the U.S. Congress (last updated 2018).

Guide to Congress, 7th ed. 2 vols.
A very thorough guide to Congressional procedures and the legislative process.

Fundamentals of Legal Research, 10th ed.
Includes chapters on federal legislation and federal legislative history/
KF240.J3 2015 at Reference Area & Reference Office

The Process of Legal Research, 9th ed.
Includes a chapter on research in legislative history materials.
KF240.P763 2016 at Reference Area & Reference Office