LibGuides: Free & Low Cost Legal Research: Legislative Material

Resources

Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information.
Govinfo.gov This link opens in a new window
Govinfo, a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

GovTrack
A tool designed to help the public research and track activities of the U.S. Congress. Users can track all activity relating to particular pieces of legislation as well as congressional committee meetings. Also, obtain voting records for the Senate and House of Representaives, information on members of Congress, district maps and information on congressional committees

LegiScan This link opens in a new window
A free open access database that monitors current legislation in all 50 states, as well as the U.S. Congress. The database will track state legislation, provide a list of the most viewed and monitored bills and an overview of past legislative sessions. You can also browse Congressional bills by House and Senate and by their current status.
The Legislative Process This link opens in a new window
Videos and text providing a basic outline of the steps involved in the federal lawmaking process.

Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Free Internal Revenue Code from Tax Notes.

Related final and temporary regulations and legislative history included for certain code sections.

Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Provides access to the United States Code, searchable.
Legal Information Institute [LII]
Browse or search by citation. Also includes Table of Popular Names and Parallel Table of Authorities.

Legal Information Institute [LII]
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure