How do I find my Congressional Record?

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The full text of the contemporary Congressional Record is available on Congress.gov and on the govinfo (GPO) website. On Congress.gov, you can browse the Record or do a fielded search back to the 104th Congress (1995-96).

How far back does the Congressional Record Go?

Senate.gov features a digital library of Résumés of Congressional Activity dating from 1947. Century of Lawmaking provides full-text access to the “permanent edition” of the CR, and its previous titles, from 1789-1875 (1st through the 43rd Congresses).

What did the 80th Congress do?

Republicans won congressional majorities for the first time in 15 years after the 1946 elections. The 80th Congress (1947–1949) quickly sent to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment limiting Presidents to two terms, and it reined in trade unions with the Taft-Hartley Labor-Management Relations Act.

Who prints the Congressional Record?

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published by the United States Government Publishing Office and issued when Congress is in session. Indexes are issued approximately every two weeks.

Who keeps the records of both houses of Congress?

Is the Congressional Record the journal?

Accordingly, the Journal and not the Congressional Record, is the official record of the proceedings of the House. The Journal is the official record of proceedings of each legislative day in the House of Representatives.

Who controlled Congress during Truman’s presidency?

Truman proposed an ambitious domestic liberal agenda known as the Fair Deal. However nearly all his initiatives were blocked by the conservative coalition of Republicans and conservative Southern Democrats. Republicans took control of Congress in the 1946 elections after the strike wave of 1945–46.

Who controlled Congress in 1940?

76th United States Congress
Senate Majority	Democratic
Senate President	John N. Garner (D)
House Majority	Democratic
House Speaker	William B. Bankhead (D) (until September 15, 1940) Sam Rayburn (D) (from September 16, 1940)

What is included in the Congressional Record?

The Congressional Record is a substantially verbatim account of the remarks made by senators and representatives while they are on the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It also includes all bills, resolutions, and motions proposed, as well as debates, and roll call votes.

What’s in the Congressional Record?