Research Aids & Tools

Comparison of GPO Access and CIS Congressional Universe
Full Text Coverage of Government Documents

 

CIS Congressional Universe Research Guide

Type of Resource

GPO Access

CIS Congressional Universe

Bill histories
(historical documents)

1983-2000 (95th)

1989-1990 (101st)

Bills (text)

1993- (103rd)

1989-1990 (101st)

Canadian Laws & Regulations

No

No

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

1994-

1981-

Committee Reports (text)

1995-1996 (104th)

1995-1996 (104th)

Congressional Directory

1995-1996 (104th)

No

Congressional Hearings

1997-1998 (105th)

1997-1998 (105th)

Congressional Indexes

No

1789-

Congressional Records

Index 1983-, Records 1995 (97th)

1985-1986 (99th)

Documents (text)

1995-1996 (104th)

1995-1996 (104th)

European Union (EU) Law

No

No

Federal Regulations (FR)

1994-

1980-

Floor Votes

No

1988-1989 (100th)

GAO Reports

(Some in 1993 & 1994) 1995-

No

Law Reviews

No

No

Legal Cases (Federal & State)

No

No

Legislative Analysis

No

Roll Call 1989-

Legislative History

1983-

1789-

News (political)

No

Washington Post and Cong. Daily 1977-, The Hill 1995-

News (legal)

No

No

Patents

No

No

Prints (text)

1997-1998 (105th)

(Some in 1995) 1997-1998 (105th)

Public Law

1995-1996 (104th)

1789-

Public Papers of the President

1993-1999 (Clinton)

No

Supreme Court Decisions

1937- (1975-1990 w/gaps)

No

Tax Law

No

No

Unpublished Hearing Index

No

1789-

U.S. Code (USC)

1994 & supplements

1994 & supplements

U.S. Govt. Manual

1995-1996

No

Weekly Comp.

1993-

No


Lexis-Nexis-FR 1980-; CFR 1981-; USC 1994 and supplements; Cong. Hearings partial; Supreme Ct. Decisions citations of cases over 10 years; Fed. And State Legal Cases over 10 years; Patents, EU Law over 10 years; Canadian Law and Reg. over 10 years; Legal News over 10 years; Political News over 10 years; Law Reviews over 10 years; Tax Law over 10 years.

CQ Weekly-Floor Votes 1991-; Legislative Analysis 1983-; Legal News 1983-; Political News1983.