LexisNexis Congressional

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Description Focuses on various aspects of U.S. Congressional history and action. Includes Congressional Record from 1985-present, published Committee hearings from 1970-present, member profiles from 1989-present, legislative histories on significant bills, plus indexing and abstracting on more current Congressional material. Includes complete CFR (Code of Federal Regulations).
Format Full-text
Coverage 1789 - present, exact date varies by item
Availability Immediate
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Wildcard * for one letter, may be repeated
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Special Features Members information includes biography, voting information, bill tracking, floor statements, financial disclosure, and campaign details. Covers from 105th Congress (1997) forward. Committee rosters and schedules.
Additional Search Tips Multiple words are automatically searched as an exact phrase. Also supports the Boolean commands AND, OR, and NOT. Use parentheses to make sure multiple search terms are properly grouped. Special advanced search parameters allow searching for terms within the same sentence (W/S), terms within the same paragraph (W/P), terms within a certain number of words of each other (W/N), and for a term to precede another term (PRE/N). Additional information on these special features may be found in the first additional help link. Help page includes a chart and discussion of the legislative process.
On Campus Access No restrictions
Off Campus Access Off-campus access restricted to WTAMU faculty, staff and students.
Funding WTAMU
Vendor LexisNexis
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