In the last release, we added enhanced access to House Roll Call Votes from the 116th Congress, along with a new Browse page for Concurrent Resolutions Agreed to by House and Senate.
In the latest release, enrolled bills can
On April 29, 2026, parliamentary members belonging to the Swedish Democrats party violated the Swedish parliamentary offset system to pass legislation on citizenship. This was done to ensure that there would be no transitory rules for those who currently
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Tariq has previously contributed posts on Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal
The following is a guest post by Trisha Baillon, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She studied international relations and Russian at Seton Hall University.
Prior to the Great Depression
The following is a guest post from Shala Howell, a co-lead in the Remote Metadata Program of the Law Library of Congress. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Rice University and a master’s in library and information
Researched and written by Caitlin Connelly, Chew Heong and Chinese Exclusion provides a detailed glimpse into the cultural, historical, and legislative events surrounding the 1882 passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. It is a visual narrative of the
This Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, will be the 160th anniversary of the first official celebration of the holiday by a jurisdiction, when it was celebrated in Waterloo, New York, on May 19, 1866. Even before the official
As the country celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through various America 250 events nationwide, I decided it would be a great time to be a tourist locally in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Known
Last month, Emily shared a great post about Congress.gov adding deep linking on additional texts. Also, with that release, we added current leadership titles for senators on the Committee Assignments tab and on the Members tab of Committee profile pages.
We hope you can join us for the continuation of our U.S. law webinars in 2026. In June, we are offering an Orientation to Legal Research webinar focusing on federal legislative history. Additionally, we will host another session in our
