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Congressional Record: Online Access

Information and links for finding and using the U.S. Congressional Record.

Public Web Access

American Memory: Migrated Collections
Primary source materials relating to U.S. history and culture.
FDsys - Congressional Record [1994 to present]
The Federal Digital System also provides access to the History of Bills and Resolutions portion of the Congressional Record Index
FDsys: Bound Congressional Record [currently 1999-2001]
Volume 145 (1999; 106th Congress) through Volume 147 (2001; 107th Congress) and growing
THOMAS [Selected full text 1989-1992; full text 1993 - present]
Congressional Globe [1833-1873]
The Library of Congress provides full text access to early volumes through the American Memory website.
Register of Debates [1824-1837]
The Library of Congress provides access to full text of early volumes through the American Memory website.
Annals of Congress [1789-1824]
The Library of Congress provides access to full text of early volumes through the American Memory website.

Subscription Resources for the Smith Community

ProQuest Congressional 1789+ This link opens in a new window Congressional Indexes, Publications, Testimony, Bills, Laws, and more. Includes Congressional Hearings Digital Collection, Part A: 1824-1979 and Part B: 1980-2003.

ProQuest Congressional (Smith Community Only) -- Use Advanced Search
Full text 1985 to present [formerly LexisNexis Congressional]

Westlaw Campus Research
Full text of the daily edition of the Congressional Record, 1985 to present

Lexis & Westlaw (access available at Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries)
1985 to present

Converting Congress Numbers to Years

The U.S. Senate Reference website lists numbered sessions of Congress with corresponding calendar years:
http://www.senate.gov/

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