Researching Legislative History, from the Yale Law Library, is an excellent guide; note however that some of the sources listed will be available to Yale Law School affiliates only. Contact Yale's Government Documents and Information Center to find out which sources are available to you.

Published legislative histories may be available from the following sources:

• LexisNexis Congressional (abbreviated legislative histories for all public laws, 1969-1983; complete for major public laws, 1984-1998; complete for all public laws, 1999-present)
• Orbis (Yale Library Catalog) or Morris (Yale Law Library Catalog). Keyword search: "legislative history" and keyword(s) related to the law.
• Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet

Not every enacted law has a published legislative history. You may need to compile one yourself. Use the guide to U.S. Legislative Information to find the documents available for each step of the process.