conference report - The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report," which is printed and available to senators, is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval. How to find committee reports.
Congressional Sessions lists all Congresses and corresponding years - from 1789, when the 1st Congress met, through the current Congress.
You can access legislative information, by bill number or key words, from the THOMAS Web site. Information from the present back to the 93rd Congress (1973) is available on THOMAS.
For information on the Senate, Congress, the legislative process and the federal government, the Virtual Reference Desk is a good place to begin.