Research Aids & Tools

How to Locate Congressional Materials at the UA Library

This set of tutorials is intended to help the user to understand some of the types of documents generated by the legislative process, to know where these materials are located in the UA Library, and to assist in using an assortment of databases and sources to search for the materials.

 

Of the various sources, only LexisNexis CIS Congressional Universe is covered at this time; other types of searches will be added in the future.

 

CIS Congressional (LexisNexis) Interactive Tutorial
(UA students, staff & faculty only)

 

  • Bills
  • Hearings & Prints
  • Testimony
  • Debate (Congressional Record)
  • Reports & Documents (Serial Set)
  • Public Laws
  • Statutes at Large
  • U.S. Code