Primary Sources - Government: Congress

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1774-1789

Brings together the records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, including the first three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75.

Part of A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.

Part of A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.

Part of A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation.

All the reports of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), created to brief Congresspeople on key issues.

Investigative arm of Congress, investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.

The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. Nearly C-SPAN program aired since 1987 is available online.