Q. How can I find a House or Senate report or hearings?

Looking at the debates and publications that lead up to a law is known as tracing the law's legislative history.

Use our Legislative History Research Guide to link to Harvard databases and print sources for:

• Previously published and compiled legislative histories
• Bills and bill tracking
• Congressional Debates
• Congressional Record
• Committee Prints
• Hearings
• House and Senate Reports
• House and Senate Documents

Congressional Research Service: Legislative History a Basic Guide will walk you through the steps of a legislative history.