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SELECT LIST OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
Constitution of the United States of America:
Analysis and Interpretation, with annotations of cases
decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 29,
1992; prepared by Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress, Johnny H. Killian, George A. Costello, co-editors:
Senate Document 103-6 (1996).
House Rules and Manual:
Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of
Representatives of the United States, prepared by Charles W.
Johnson, Parliamentarian of the House, House Document 105-538
(1999). New editions are published each Congress.
Senate Manual:
Containing the rules, orders, laws, and resolutions
affecting the business of the United States Senate; Jefferson's
Manual, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation,
Constitution of the United States, etc., prepared under the
direction of Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. New
editions are published each Congress.
Hinds' and Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives:
Including references to provisions of the Constitution,
laws, and decisions of the Senate, by Asher C. Hinds. Vols. 1-5
(1907).
Vols. 6-8 (1935), as compiled by Clarence Cannon, are
supplementary to vols. 1-5 and cover the 28-year period from 1907
to 1935, revised up to and including the 73d Congress.
Vols. 9-11 (1941) are index-digest to vols. 1-8.
Deschler-Brown Precedents of the United States House of
Representatives:
Including references to provisions of the Constitution and
laws, and to decisions of the courts, covering the period from
1928 to date, by Lewis Deschler, J.D., D.J., M.P.L., LL.D.,
Parliamentarian of the House (1928-1974), Wm. Holmes Brown,
Parliamentarian of the House (1974-1994).
Vols. 1-15 have been published, additional volumes in
preparation.
Cannon's Procedure in the House of Representatives:
By Clarence Cannon, A.M., LL.B., LL.D., Member of Congress,
sometime Parliamentarian of the House, Speaker pro tempore,
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, Chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, etc.
House Practice, A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures
of the House:
By Wm. Holmes Brown, Parliamentarian of the House
(1974-1994)
Procedure in the U.S. House of Representatives, Fourth Edition
(1982) (1987 Supp.):
By Lewis Deschler, J.D., D.J., M.P.L., LL.D.,
Parliamentarian of the House (1928-1974), and Wm. Holmes Brown,
Parliamentarian of the House (1974-1994).
Senate Procedure:
By Floyd M. Riddick, Parliamentarian Emeritus of the Senate,
Alan S. Frumin, Parliamentarian of the Senate: Senate Document
No. 101-28 (1992).
Calendars of the House of Representatives and History of
Legislation:
Published each day the House is in session; prepared under
the direction of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Committee Calendars:
Published periodically by most of the standing committees of
the House of Representatives and Senate, containing the history
of bills and resolutions referred to the particular committee.
Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions:
A brief synopsis of public bills and resolutions, and
changes made therein during the legislative process; prepared by
American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress.
Congressional Record:
Proceedings and debates of the House and Senate, published
daily, and bound with an index and history of bills and
resolutions at the conclusion of each session of the Congress.
The record of debates prior to 1874 was published in the Annals
of Congress (1789-1824), The Register of Debates (1824-1837),
and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873).
Journal of the House of Representatives:
Official record of the proceedings of the House, published
at the conclusion of each session under the direction of the
Clerk of the House.
Journal of the United States Senate:
Official record of the proceedings of the Senate, published
at the conclusion of each session under the direction of the
Secretary of the Senate.
United States Statutes at Large:
Containing the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted, and
reorganization plans and proclamations promulgated during each
session of the Congress, published annually under the direction
of the Archivist of the United States by the Office of the
Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, D.C. 20408.
Supplemental volumes: Tables of Laws Affected, Volumes 70-84
(1956-1970), Volumes 85-89 (1971-1975), containing tables of
prior laws amended, repealed, or patently affected by provisions
of public laws enacted during that period.
Additional parts, containing treaties and international
agreements other than treaties, published annually under the
direction of the Secretary of State until 1950.
United States Code:
The general and permanent laws of the United States in force
on the day preceding the commencement of the session following
the last session the legislation of which is included: arranged
in 50 titles; prepared under the direction and supervision of the
Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives. New
editions are published every six years and cumulative supplements
are published annually.
Federal Register:
Presidential Proclamations, Executive Orders, and federal
agency orders, regulations, and notices, and general documents of
public applicability and legal effect, published daily. The
regulations therein amend the Code of Federal Regulations.
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. 20408.
Code of Federal Regulations:
Cumulates in bound volumes the general and permanent rules
and regulations of Federal agencies published in the Federal
Register, including Presidential documents. Each volume of the
Code is revised at least once each calendar year and issued on a
quarterly basis. Published by the Office of the Federal Register,
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
20408.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents:
Containing statements, messages, and other presidential
materials released by the White House during the previous
week, published every Monday by the Office of the Federal
Register, National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington, D.C. 20408.
History of the United States House of Representatives:
Prepared by Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress, House Document 103-324.
The Senate, 1789-1989, Addresses on the History of the United
States Senate, Vol. 1:
by Senator Robert C. Byrd, Senate Document No. 100-20
(1988).
Historical Almanac of the United States Senate:
by Senator Bob Dole, Senate Document No. 100-35 (1989).
EARLIER PRINTINGS
Document and Number of copies printed
1953, H. Doc. 210, 83d Cong. (H. Res. 251 by Mr. Reed) - 36,771
1953, H. Doc. 210, 83d Cong. (H. Res. 251 by Mr. Reed) - 122,732
1955, H. Doc. 210, 83d Cong. (H. Con. Res. 93 by Mr. Willis) -
167,728
1956, H. Doc. 451, 84th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 251 by Mr. Willis) -
30,385
1956, S. Doc. 152, 84th Cong. (S. Res. 293 by Senator Kennedy) -
182,358
1959, H. Doc. 156, 86th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 95 by Mr. Lesinski) -
228,591
1961, H. Doc. 136, 87th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 81 by Mr. Willis) -
211,797
1963, H. Doc. 103, 88th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 108 by Mr. Willis) -
14,000
1965, H. Doc. 103, 88th Cong. (S. Res. 9 by Senator Mansfield) -
196,414
1965, H. Doc. 164, 89th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 165 by Mr. Willis) -
319,766
1967, H. Doc. 125, 90th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 221 by Mr. Willis) -
324,821
1969, H. Doc. 127, 91st Cong. (H. Con. Res. 192 by Mr. Celler) -
174,500
1971, H. Doc. 144, 92d Cong. (H. Con. Res. 206 by Mr. Celler) -
292,000
1972, H. Doc. 92-323, 92d Cong. (H. Con. Res. 530 by Mr. Celler)
- 292,500
1974, H. Doc. 93-377, 93d Cong. (H. Con. Res. 201 by Mr. Rodino)
- 246,000
1976, H. Doc. 94-509, 94th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 540 by Mr. Rodino)
- 282,400
1978, H. Doc. 95-259, 95th Cong. (H. Con. Res.190 by Mr. Rodino)
- 298,000
1980, H. Doc. 96-352, 96th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 95 by Mr. Rodino)
- 298,000
1981, H. Doc. 97-120, 97th Cong. (H. Con. Res.106 by Mr. Rodino)
- 298,000
1985, H. Doc. 99-158, 99th Cong. (H. Con. Res. 203 by Mr. Rodino)
- 298,000
1989, H. Doc. 101-139, 101st Cong. (H. Con. Res. 193 by Mr.
Brooks) - 323,000
1997, H. Doc. 105-14, 105th Cong. (S. Con. Res. 62 by Mr. Warner)
- 387,000