This page walks you through the steps to find federal legislation from a variety of sources, both from Milner and the open web. If you need more assistance, please contact me using the information in my profile or reach out to Milner's reference desk.
Clicking the link above will take you to the Advanced Search page for Proquest's Congressional Publications. You can enter keywords to find government documents on a particular topic. You can limit by a specific date range or congressional session by clicking the buttons below the search boxes.
You can also search for specific types of content using the list of check boxes on the left side of the page. Each content type has its own specific search box with unique criteria.
Below is an example of one of the search options - this one is for finding bills. You can limit by a bill's sponser or where the bill is in the legislative process. Note that the congressional session limiter does not work when you search this way (see above).
Congress.gov - official source for federal legislative information
Available information includes:
OpenCongress is designed to help you keep track of what's really happening in Congress, your elected officials, and the issues you care about.
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