Research Guides: Law: Bills and Public Laws

Bills and Public Laws

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Congressional offers a comprehensive collection of congressional documents from 1789 to the present including bills, public laws (Statutes at Large), the Congressional Record, Congressional hearings, documents, reports, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, the Serial Set, and information on Members of Congress and their floor votes.
Alternate titles: LexisNexis Congressional ; CIS Congressional universe; CRS
Published by: ProQuest
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Use Congress.gov to search for Congressional information such as Bills, Congressional calendars, committee information, the "Congressional Record", Public Laws, roll call votes, and more. Most coverage goes back to the 101st (1989) through current Congress.
Alternate titles: Thomas
Published by: Library of Congress
U.S. Statutes at Large This link opens in a new window
The Statutes at Large is a chronological compilation of federal laws, joint and concurrent resolutions, presidential proclamations, reorganization plans, and constitutional amendments. Prior to 1950, it also included treaties and executive agreements, which have the same legal force as statutory law..
Published by: ProQuest

House Bills and Resolutions 1799-1873
View House bills and resolutions from the 6th through the 42nd Congresses from the Library of Congress.
United States Code (U.S. House of Representatives)
The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. (use the tools page to view Statutes as originally passed).

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Select "National Survey of State Laws" to browse for laws from all states by topic

LegiScan
Track bills across fifty states and Congress
NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases
Search for bills from all 50 states, from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Openstates
Track bills, review upcoming legislation, and see how your local representatives are voting in your state.
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Open States is an independently run project, mostly run by volunteers.
Policing - State Bill Tracking Database
You can search legislation for by state, topic, and keyword. Policing topics include oversight and data, training, standards and certification, use of force, technology, policing alternatives and collaboration.