LibGuides: Masters of Studies in Law: Research Guide for Capstone Papers: Legislative History & New Legislation

Pending Legislation and Legislative History

You may want to look at Congressional reports or other legislative history documents for your paper, especially if your paper includes a discussion of a particular piece of legislation. Or there may be Congressional reports or hearing focusing on your topic. Here are some sources:

ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive legislative histories for federal laws. Each legislative history links to full text content that may include Congressional hearings, committee prints, and research reports related to legislative topics.
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Includes full-text resources and indexing for the U.S. Congress. Access Congressional hearings, committee reports, witness testimony, and other publications. Content also includes the Congressional Record and its predecessors, documents from the Congressional Research Service, and information about current and historic members of Congress.

The Library Catalog
Some recent federal legislation and congressional reports are listed in the library catalog.
Congress.gov
Great source to find pending bills.

Ohio Legislative History & Pending Legislation

Hannah Capitol Connection This link opens in a new window
Available on campus and off campus with a UANet ID. Ohio Acts and bills 1989 to current. Legislative history documents linked from each bill/act, some of which are not on the free web, Lexis or Westlaw.

Ohio General Assembly - Legislation Search
Bills and Acts, 1997- with legislative history documents linked from each bill/act. House and Senate Journals can be found under the Session tab.

For more information and links, see:

Ohio Legislative History Guide

Legislation in the 50 States

National Conference of State Legislatures
Lists of legislation in the fifty states on certain topics, as well as pending legislation in the fifty state on hot topics. (Look under Research>Topics)
50 State Law Surveys Library Guide