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Review of what Universe & Insight are, how to search both, and contents of both
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ProQuest: Congressional Universe & Legislative InsightLisa Smith-ButlerWorking SmarterMarch 18, 2014
Legislative InsightWhat is it?
◦ProQuest Legislative Insight provides: access to compiled federal legislative
histories that are available from 1836 to the present;
documents are available in PDF format; and
comprehensive coverage is attempted but is not always available because some documents are missing.
How Do I Search Insight?Insight can be searched via:
◦Citation which includes Public Law number, Statutes at Large citation, or enacted bill number; and
◦Keyword.
Documents Needed for a Legislative HistoryA compiled legislative history
requires a researcher to examine:◦bills;◦House and Senate reports;◦House and Senate hearings;◦Congressional Debate published in
the Congressional Record;◦Committee prints; and◦Presidential Signings.
Enacted Bill & Related Bills
The Debate/Congressional Record
The Reports
Hearings
Committee Prints
Presidential Signing
Historical ContextNot only does ProQuest
Legislative Insight provide the researcher with the PDF format of relevant documents, it also provides historical context into which the legislation can be placed.
ProQuest Congressional Universe: How Does It Differ from Insight?While Insight provides access to compiled
legislative histories from 1836 to the present, Congressional Universe provides access to:◦ compiled legislative histories;◦ non-compiled legislative histories; and◦ congressional hearings, reports, debate, and bills
that were not enacted into law.As an example, the Patient Protection
Affordable Care Act, because it was enacted as law, can be found in Insight. Hillarycare, never enacted, can be found as bills, hearings, debate and reports in Universe.
Universe CoverageCongressional hearings from 1824- 2003;Congressional Committee prints from 1830 to
the present;Congressional Research Services (CRS) reports
from 1916 to the present; Unpublished Congressional hearings from 1824
to the present; andCongressional debate from 1789 to the present
via:◦ Annals of Congress (1789 – 1824)◦ Register of Debates (1824 – 1937)◦ Congressional Globe (1833-1873)◦ Congressional Record (1873 – Present)
Universe also provides access to:◦member names and committees
from 1985 onwards;◦federal regulations from both the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations; and
◦political news from: Washington Post from 1987 to the
present; Roll Call Newspaper from 1998 to the
present; and CQ Political Transcripts from 1995 to
the present.
How Do I Search Universe?Universe can be searched by:
◦Keyword that can be restricted by date or Congress;
◦an index created by ProQuest; or◦citation of bill, Statutes at Large,
Public Law, or U.S.C.
Congressional Universe
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