Political Science Subject Guide
United States Congress
CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Weekly Coverage: 1983-current
In-depth reports on issues looming in Congress, along with a complete wrap up of the previous week's news; includes the status of bills in play, behind the scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates, and roll-call votes.
LexisNexis Congressional 
Coverage: varies
Find congressional publications, legislative histories (1970-present), and track bills. Contains the US Code, voting records, full-text of congressional documents and the Congressional Record, plus the Federal Register (1980 - present) and the CFR.
Thomas Legislative Database from Library of Congress Coverage: varies
Congressional news; bill summary, status and full-text; Congressional Record 1994 - pres.; committee information; historical documents and debates; essays on the legislative process; and more.
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Government Documents
These tools index publications of the United States Government.
GPO Monthly Catalog (MOCAT) Coverage: 1976 - present
Indexes government publications issued by the Government Printing Office since July 1976.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database Coverage: varies
Contains summaries of more than 140,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
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All Online Political Science Resources
