Tutorial Index

• Introduction
• Federal Legislative Process
• Bills
• Hearings
• Committee Prints
• Reports
• Debates
• Conference Committee Reports
• Presidential Statements
• Public Laws
• Compiled Legislative Histories
• Newspapers, Books & Journals
• Checklist - Legislative Documents
• Hierarchy of Authority - Legislative Documents

Federal Legislative History

COMPREHENSIVE CHECKLIST

• Introductory Statements on both house floors
• Bills
• originally introduced in House or Senate
• any amendments in committee or on floor
• passed in originating body/introduced in other house
• amended by second house in committee or on floor
• passed by second house
• amended by conference committee
• public law
• Committee Prints
• Committee Hearings
• committees (or subcommittees) to which bill was assigned in either house
• previous sessions' hearings on same subject matter
• same and previous sessions' hearings on related bills or provisions
• Committee Reports
• reports of committees of both houses to which bill was assigned
• reports of subcommittees of both houses to which bill was assigned
• Congressional Debates
• both houses
• Report of Conference Committee
• Presidential Documents
• accompanying proposed legislation
• signing statements or veto messages

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