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Federal Legislative History: Govinfo.gov

About Govinfo.gov

 Govinfo.gov is a service of the Government Printing Office and offers free online access to official government publications. There are about fifty different collections of federal government information available from all three branches--federal, legislative, and judiciary.

What Can You Find at Govinfo.gov

 Govinfo.gov Contains- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1965-2019), CFR, Bills, Congressional Documents, Congressional Hearings, Congressional Record Daily Edition, Congressional Reports, Federal Register, Committee Prints, Committee Reports, and Legislative Debates.

The E-CFR

The e-CFR is an online version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and other materials. The e-CFR contains material from the CFR and Federal Register amendments. The primary benefit of the e-CFR is that it is regularly updated and will allow quick research into CFR materials that are not yet in print. However, the e-CFR is unofficial. As such, you will have to use the citations of any materials you find in order to reference back to the official versions and cite the material from there. Be sure to check the "Current as of" located on the e-CFR page in order find how up to date the e-CFR is.

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Getting Started with Govinfo.gov

After logging on to Govinfo.gov, you can choose to enter a search term into the main search bar or go to one of the Featured Collections in the column to the left.

Advanced Search on Govinfo.gov

An Advanced Search is started by clicking on the "Advanced Search" link by the main search bar. You can select which collection to search, the dates to search, and what key words to use.