Federal Legislation in PDF Available at the Biddle Law Library

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U.S. Code

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
• 1994 - current
• HeinOnline
• 1925 - 2006 Current Edition
• Office of the Revision Counsel
• 1988 - Current

U.S. Statutes at Large

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • Vols. 65 - 121 (1951 - 2007)
• HeinOnline
  • Vols. 1 - 122 (1789 - 2008) (Penn Law access Only)
• Law Library Microform Consortium Digital (LLMC)
  • Vols. 1 -122 (1789 - 2008), online page scans (PDF rough equivalent) (Penn Law access only)
• LexisNexis (law school version permits retrieval using "Get a Doc" function) (Penn Law access only)
  • Vol. 1 (1789) to current.
• ProQuest Congressional (available in keyword search only)
  • Vol. 1 (1789) to current. (Penn Law access only. Penn community access available here.)
• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • Vols. 1 - 18 (1789 - 1875 only)
• Westlaw
  • 1789 - 1972 (Available in "US-STATLRG" database. Penn Law access only)

Public Law

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) to current

Bills

• American Memory: A Century of Lawmaking . . . .
  • Senate, 16th Congress (1819 - 1820) to 42nd Congress (1871 -1873) (selected)
  • House, 6th Congress (1799 - 1800) to 42nd Congress (1871 - 1873) (selected)
• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • 103rd Congress (1993 - 1994) to current

Congressional Committee Reports

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) to present
• ProQuest Congressional
  • U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection, 1st Congress (1789) to present (Penn Law access only. Penn community access available here.)
• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • 23rd Congress (1833 - 1835) to 64th Congress (1915 - 1917) (selected)

Congressional Documents

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • 99th Congress (1985 - 1986) to present
• ProQuest Congressional
  • U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection, 1st Congress (1789) to present (Penn Law access only. Penn community access available here.)
• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • 23rd Congress (1833 - 1835) to 64th Congress (1915 - 1917) (selected)

Congressional Prints

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • 102nd Congress (1991 - 1992)
• ProQuest Congressional
  • Prospective Collection 2004 to present (Penn Law access only. Penn community access available here.)

Congressional Record (Daily Edition)

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • Vols. 140 (1994 to current)
• HeinOnline
  • Vols. 126 - 157 (1980 - 2011) (Penn Law access only)

Congressional Record (Permanent/Bound Edition)

• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • Annals of the Congress of the United States
    • 1st Congress to the 18th Congress, 1st Session (1789 - 1824)
  • Register of the Debates in Congress
    • Vols. 1 - 9 (1825 - 1833), Vol. 14 (1837)
  • Congressional Globe
    • Vols. 1 - 46 pt. 3 (1833 - 1873)
  • Congressional Record
    • Vols. 1 - 5 (1873 - 1877) (43rd Congress to 44th Congress
  • Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
    • Vols. 145 - 147 (1998 - 2002)
• HeinOnline (Penn Law access only)
  • Annals of the Congress of the United States
    • 1st Congress to 18th Congress, 1st Session (1789 - 1824)
  • Register of Debates in Congress
    • Vols. 1 - 14 (1825 - 1837)
  • Congressional Globe
    • Vols 1 - 46 pt. 3 (1833 - 1873)
  • Congressional Record
    • Vols. 1 - 153 pt. 21 ( 1873 - 2007) (43rd Congress, Special Session to 110th Congress, 1st Session).
• Law Library Microform Consortium Digital (LLMC)
  • Congressional Record, Vols. 1 - 153 (1873 - 2007) (Penn Law access only)

Congressional Committee Hearings

• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • House, 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) to current (selected)
  • Senate, 99th Congress (1985 - 1986) to current (selected)
• ProQuest Congressional
  • Retrospective Collection A 1824 - 1979 (Penn Law access only. Penn community access available here).

House/Senate Journals

• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • Senate, 1st Congress (1789 - 1791) to 43rd Congress (1873 - 1875)
  • House, 1st Congress (1789 - 1791) to 43rd Congress (1873 - 1875)
• Federal Digital System ("FDsys")
  • House, 102nd Congress (1991 - 1992) to 106th Congress (1999 - 2000

Senate Executive Journals

• Library of Congress, American Memory, A Century of Lawmaking
  • 83rd Congress (1954) to 109th Congress (2005)
• Law Library Microform Consortium Digital (LLMC)
  • 83rd Congress (1953 - 1954) to 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) (Penn Law access only)