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Bills
House and Senate Bills are the usual form in which legislation is proposed to the U.S. Congress. Although thousands of bills may be introduced, few are enacted into law, and many do not receive serious consideration. If not enacted into law, a bill "dies" at the end of a Congress.
- United States Senate: Commonly Searched for Legislation (117th Congress)Find current Congressional Bills.
- House of Representatives ScheduleFind current legislative activity for the House. Includes video of these legislative sessions.
- Congressional This link opens in a new windowUse ProQuest Congressional to find House and Senate Bills back to the First Congress (1789-1791).
- Congressional Help: Bill Text & Bill Profile [ProQuest LibGuide])Use this ProQuest LibGuide to learn to effectively search bills in ProQuest Congressional.
- Legislative Insight This link opens in a new windowFind all publications in the legislative history for bills that have become public law.
- Congressional BillsFind Bills back to the 103rd Congress [1993-1994]. Government Publishing Office site.
- Congress.govFind House and Senate Bills back to the 93rd Congress [1973-1974].
Citation
Generally, the citation to a Bill follows the pattern:
[Congress number] [Chamber abbreviation] [Bill number]
101 H.R. 44 is the citation for House Bill 44 in the 101st Congress
101 S. 1054, similarly, is the 1,054th Senate Bill introduced during the 101st Congress
- Legislative Insight (ProQuest)Use this ProQuest LibGuide to learn to effectively search Legislative Insight.
- LegiScanTrack Congressional legislation back to 2009-2010. Set up alerts.