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Legislative History
August 27, 2019
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New Enhancements to ProQuest Congressional

ProQuest Congressional recently launched interface improvements to enhance the user experience. The key changes in this upgrade can be summarized as organization and explanation . For many experienced government documents researchers, the interface changes are slight and should provide greater...
Historical
February 26, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes - Archived Historical Editions

One of our most popular questions at the Reference Desk at Jenkins involves finding old versions of the Pennsylvania Statutes. The people we help often need to know how a section of Purdon's read in a specific year, since a case may hinge upon the language of the statute at a particular time. In...
Legislative History
March 23, 2017

Pennsylvania Legislative Histories

Jenkins' website recently launched a new interface for our Pennsylvania Legislative Histories database. Legislative histories help in determining the legislative intent of an act. The Pennsylvania Legislative Histories database contains librarian compiled legislative histories in PDF format. The...
Legislative History
February 1, 2017

Changes to the PEF Code

Act of July 8, 2016, No. 79 (generally effective 1/1/2017 with one exception) includes changes affecting many areas of the Pennsylvania Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code including jurisdiction, rules of interpretation, determination of title to decedent's interest in real estate, powers of...
Legislative History
October 29, 2016

Congressional Research Service Reports on ProQuest Congressional

Need thorough and authoritative information about NAFTA, or mandatory vaccination laws, or U.S. interests in the Philippines? The Congressional Reference Service provides information, research, and analysis of the highest quality to Congress, and makes its 1000+ new public policy reports each year...
HeinOnline
May 12, 2016

HeinOnline's U.S. Congressional Documents Collection

HeinOnline recently added over 500 Congressional Hearings and over 100 Committee Prints to its U.S. Congressional Documents Collection.
Legislative History
August 6, 2015

Using Congress.gov

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. legislative information, and consists of data compiled and presented by the Library of Congress. The Congress.gov platform was created to replace THOMAS. Read on to learn more about updates and functionality.
HeinOnline
March 6, 2015

Compiled Federal Legislative Histories on HeinOnline

Find select compiled federal legislative histories, from 1816 to present, on HeinOnline.
Legislative History
September 11, 2014

Congressional Hearings on ProQuest Congressional

Find full text Congressional Hearings on ProQuest Congressional.
HeinOnline
July 10, 2013

HeinOnline's Federal Legislative History Library

Covers the most efficient ways to find published legislative histories in HeinOnline, plus how to find other materials (books, law journal articles, etc.) relevant to legislative histories. HeinOnline is a 24/7 benefit for Jenkins Law Library members.