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Federal Legislative History Research

4 easy steps

Step one:       

Step two:      

  •  Identify your public law number via the historical notes under the statute. 

Step three.      

  • Retrieve  your  public law on govinfo.gov. E.g. Publ. 106-210 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! 

 

Note: This portal also allows you to search via keyword, public law number and bill number.