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U.S. History 1945-1990s

Law Journal Databases

HeinOnline
Index to the full-text of scholarly legal and criminal justice periodicals as well as related legal materials. Most journals indexed back to their first volume. In addition to journal articles, including congressional hearings, documents from federal agencies, cases, etc. Rutgers-restricted Access
Westlaw Campus Research
Includes law review articles, Shepard's citations of U.S. Supreme Court cases, and federal and state cases and laws. Rutgers-restricted Access

Congress.gov

Congress.gov
The website for U.S. federal legislative information. Track bills through Congressional committees; see committee reports; texts of bills as enacted. Actions Overview data for historical bills (prior to 1973) are less complete than contemporary records (1973-present). Actions Overview data are present for measures that became law from 1951 to 1972 (82nd to 92nd Congresses). Congressional Record entries available back to 1873.

Congressional Indexes

Congressional Publications
Historical and current Congressional information and legislative publications. Committee Prints, House & Senate Reports, House & Senate Documents, 1970-present; Hearings, 1824-2003, complete hearing - 2004-present, selected testimony transcripts and submitted statements, and in some cases, entire published hearings; Legislative Histories, 1969-present. Rutgers-restricted Access
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
A full-text database of key publications of the United States Congress. It documents the official activities of the committees of the House and the Senate, including the journals, reports, and documents. Rutgers-restricted Access