Publications of Congress

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1. Congressional Record/General Citation

References List Format:
Congressional Record-in italics. Year. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated. Vol. Number-numeral only, pt. number:-abbreviated pt.: Page Number(s)-if appropriate.

Congressional Record. 1995. 104th Cong., 1st sess. Vol. 141, pt. 26.

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2. Congressional Record/Speaker Citation

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Speaker Name-Last Name first. Year. Description of Remarks. Resolution Number-if appropriate. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Congressional Record-abbreviated in italics, Day Month, vol. number, pt. number: Page Number(s)-if appropriate.

Kennedy, Edward. 1995. Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts reintroducing the Equal Remedies Act. 104th Cong., 1st sess. Cong. Rec., 30 Jan., vol. 141, pt. 10.

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3. Congressional Records and Documents

References List Format:
Congressional Body or Committee Name. Year. Report or Document Title-in italics. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated,. Document Number. Serial Number-if available.

U.S. Congress. 1982. South Dakota Water Resource Development. 97th Cong., 2d sess. S. Doc. 514. Serial 13452.

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4. Congressional Journals

References List Format:
Congressional Body Name. Journal Name-in italics. Year. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Day Month Year.

U.S. Congress. Senate Journal. 1996. 104th Cong., 2d sess., 20 February.

U.S. Senate Journal. 1996. 104th Cong., 2d sess., 20 February.

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5. Congressional Hearings

References List Format:
Congressional Body Name. Year. Committee Name. Hearing Title-in italics. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Day Month.

U.S. Senate. 1990. Committee on Foreign Relations. U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf: Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations. 101st Cong., 2d sess. 4-5 December.

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6. Congressional Committee Prints

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Congressional Body Name. Year. Committee Name. Report Title-in italics. Report prepared by name of agency department person(s), Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Committee Print Number.

U.S. Senate. 1973. Committee on Public Works. Effects and methods of control of thermal discharges. Report prepared by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 93rd Cong., 1st sess. Committee Print 14.

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7. Congressional Bills and Resolutions

Note: Congressional bills and resolutions are normally cited in the running text of a document, however, when included in the References List, follow the example below.

References List Format:
Congressional Body Name. Year. Bill or Resolution Title-in italics. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Bill or Resolution Number. Congressional Record-in italics, record information-if applicable.

U.S. House. 1995. Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act. 104th Cong., 1st sess., H.R. 195. Congressional Record, 241, no. 4, daily ed. (9 January): H168.

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8. Laws and Statutes Published as Slip Laws

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Name of Law-when available and in italics. U.S. Public Law Numbers. Number of Congress-abbreviated, Number of Session-abbreviated, Day Month Year.

U.S. Public Law 105-258. 105th Cong., 2d sess., 14 October 1998.

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9. Laws and Statures Collected in Statutes at Large

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U.S. Statutes at Large-in italics. Year. Vol. Number: Page Number(s). Name of Law-when available and in italics.

U.S. Statutes at Large. 1888. Vol. 25, p. 476.

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10. Laws and Statutes Incorporated Into the U.S. Code

References List Format:
Law, Statute or Act Title-in italics. U.S. Code-in italics. Vol. Number, sec. Number.

Farm Credit Act. 1959. U.S. Code Annotated. Vol. 42, sec. 410.

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