Moot Court Research Guide

Researching Legislative Histories, Statutes, and Regulations

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Introduction to Legislative History video

Legislative history research platforms 

Regulatory Insight for regulatory history

Introduction to Legislative History Research

Legislative History Research Platforms

ProQuest Legislative Insight 

ProQuest Legislative Insight provides thoroughly researched compilations of federal legislative histories.

ProQuest Congressional 

ProQuest Congressional provides access to historical federal legislative history documents including bills, committee reports, and hearing transcripts.

HeinOnline - U.S. Federal Legislative History Library 

HeinOnline's U.S. Federal Legislative History Library provides fully compiled legislative histories of major federal acts.

Westlaw - Legislative History 

Westlaw provides access to key federal legislative history and select state legislative history resources.

Congress.gov

Congress.gov provides free public access to key federal legislative history resources from the past several decades.

ProQuest Regulatory Insight

As a companion to Legislative Insight, ProQuest Regulatory Insight offers U.S. federal administrative law histories beginning in 1936, organized by federal statute and Executive Order.