|| Appendix: 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 28, 2002; prepared by Congressional Research
Service, Library of Congress, Johnny H. Killian, George A. Costello, Kenneth
R. Thomas, co-editors: Senate Document 103-6 (1996); updated Senate Document
107-27 (2002).
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 107-284 (2003). 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. 1-16 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); updated 2003
by Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian of the House (1994-present).
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). Debates from 1774-1873 are available
electronically from a website maintained by the Library of Congress.
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).
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