Topic: Federal Legislative History and Analysis — Secondary Sources
Tools and resources for researching the evolution of a law using the primary documents - the bill, committee reports, hearings, etc. - and secondary analysis of the legislation and federal policy.
The sources below are helpful for researching expert analysis and contemporaneous events around the passage of legislation.
CRS Reports - Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service in the Library of Congress creates research reports on public policy issues at the request of legislators or committees in Congress. ProQuest Congressional Publications contains a retrospective collection of over 30,000 Congressional Research Service reports from 1916-present. Chose CRS Reports from the Search within menu to search this collection of documents.
Provides PDF images and full-text searching of publications of Congress including hearings, the U.S. Serial Set, and reports created by the Congressional Research Service.
Congressional Budget Office reports through Hein Online
Hein Online contains the full text of hundreds of Congressional Budget Office reports from 1975-present. The non-partisan CBO is often called on to report on the fiscal implications of proposed legislation.
Indexes of more than 1700 journals in political science and its complementary fields, including comparative politics, international relations, public policy and law. Two-thirds of the serials indexed are published outside the United States. 1975-current.
Essential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology. Some back to early 1900s; most recent 2-5 years not available.
Scholarly articles, books, theses on a variety of topics through Google interface. Links to full-text in UConn Libraries where available. Also links to "Library Search" to find books. Use Interlibrary Loan to request materials not available.