Step one:
- Locate your statute on FDSYS.
Step two:
- Identify your public law number via the historical notes under the statute.
Step three.
- Retrieve your public law on FDsys. E.g. Publ. 109-37 On the second page right under the enacted date info there is a.ref. to the bill number: S. 1438
Step four:
- The last page offers of this public law offers important citations to legislative history documents!
- Retrieve these documents on congress.gov.
Note: This portal also allows you to search via keyword, public law number and bill number.
