Legislative Histories of U.S. Laws on the Internet: Commercial Sources Public Law Number Order
 

Major Commercial Legislative History Collections
(not individually linked below)


HeinOnline - U.S. Federal Leg. History Library (hundreds listed by publ. title, PL # & popular name)
Lexis U.S.- CIS Leg. History (list/abstracts to U.S. laws from 1970 with many links to docs after 1989)
Proquest Congressional (CIS leg. hist. list/abstracts to U.S. laws 1970+ with links to docs 1984+)
Proquest Legislative Insight (thousands of carefully researched histories, 1929-present)
Westlaw (public law leg. history links from 1974 to present & LH file 1948+ of committee reports)
Westlaw FED-LH premium database (thousands of GAO complied histories, 1924-1995)
 


Direct Links to Most All Other Legislative Histories on
Lexis (Lex), Westlaw (WL) & the HeinOnLine Hein) Tax & Economic Reform Library



Ch 001-010 – Bank of United States - Acts of 1781, 1791, 1816 (Hein - Srch)
PL 064-377 – Excess Profits Tax Act, Seidman's Leg. Hist. 1917-1946 (Hein - Srch)
PL 069-639 – McFadden Act, 1927- Banking Acts 1913-1956 (Hein - Srch)
PL 073-022 – Securities Act of 1933, Leg. Hist. of (Hein - Srch)
PL 073-066 – Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall Act) (Hein - Srch)
PL 073-291 – Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Hein - Srch)
PL 074-621 – Securities Exchange Act Amdts of 1936 (Hein - Srch)*
PL 075-719 – Securities Exchange Act Amdts of 1938 (Hein - Srch)*
PL 076-768 – Investment Company Act of 1940; Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (Hein - Srch)
PL 076-801 – Second Revenue Act of 1940 (Hein - Srch)*
PL 079-304 – Employment Act of 1946 (Hein - Srch)
PL 081-047 – Economic Cooperation Act amdts, 1949 (Hein - Srch)
PL 081-142 – Bretton Woods Agreement Act Amdts, 1949; Leg Hist of (Hein - Srch)
PL 081-797 – Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 1950 (had been pt of Fed Res Act) (Hein - Srch)
PL 083-577 – Securities Acts Amdts, 1954 (Hein - Srch)
PL 083-591 – Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 68A Stat 3 (Hein - Srch) - Srch)
PL 084-511 – Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (Hein - Srch)
PL 086-114 – Federal Reserve Act amdt, 1959 - Banking legislation Pt. 1 (Hein - Srch)
PL 086-251 – Natinal bank amdts, 1959 - Banking legislation, Pt. 2 (Hein - Srch)
PL 086-374 – Savings & Loan reg amdts, 1959 - Banking legislation, Pt. 3 (Hein - Srch)
PL 086-463 – Bank Merger Act (Hein - Srch)
PL 087-196 – Securities Exchange Act Amdts, 1961 (Hein - Srch)
PL 087-588 – Federal Reserve Act, 1962 amdt - natl bank branches in foreign countries (Hein - Srch)
PL 087-834 – Revenue Act of 1962 (Hein - Srch)
PL 088-272 – Revenue Act of 1964 (Hein - Srch)
PL 088-452 – Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Hein - Srch)
PL 088-467 – Securities Act Amdts of 1964 - more investor protections (Hein - Srch)
PL 088-563 – Interest Equalization Tax Act, 1964 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-044 – Excise Tax Reduction Act of 1965 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-243 – Interest Equalization Tax Extension Act of 1965 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-356 – Bank merger amendments, 1966 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-368 – Tax Adjustment Act of 1966 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-485 – Bank Holding Company Act amendments, 1966 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-695 – Financial Institutions Supervisory Act of 1966, Leg. Hist. of the (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-719 – Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966 (Hein - Srch)
PL 089-794 – Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1966 (Hein - Srch)*
PL 090-222 – Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 (Hein - Srch)
PL 090-059 – Interest Equalization Tax Extension Act of 1967 (Hein - Srch)
PL 090-225 – Bank Holding Company Act amendments of 1967 (Hein)
PL 090-437 – Securities Exchange Act Amdts of 1968 (margin req.) (Hein - Srch)*
PL 091-156 – National banks - state tax liability (Hein - Srch)
PL 091-172 – Tax Reform Act of 1969 (Hein - Srch)
PL 091-190 – National Enviornmental Policy Act of 1969 (Lex)
PL 091-351 – Emergency Home Financing Act of 1970 (Hein - Srch)
PL 091-547 – Investment Company Amdts Act of 1970; Leg. Hist. of the (Hein - Srch)
PL 091-565 – Securities Act Amdts - 1970 - increase exemption to $500,000 (Hein - Srch)*
PL 091-567 – Securities Act Amdts - 1970 -investor protection in corp. takeovers(Hein - Srch)*
PL 091-598 – Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 (Hein - Srch)
PL 091-604 – Clean Air Amendments of 1970 (Lex)
PL 091-607 – Bank Holding Company Act Amdts of 1970 (Hein - Srch)
PL 092-178 – Revenue Act of 1971 (Hein - Srch)
PL 092-210 – Economic Stabilization Act Amendments of 1971 (Hein - Srch)
PL 092-424 – Economic Opportunity Act Amendments of 1972 (Hein - Srch) (Hein - Srch)
PL 092-500 – Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amdt, 1972, (WL) (Lex)
PL 093-224 – Federal Financing Bank Act of 1973, Leg. Hist. of the (Hein - Srch)
PL 093-406 – Employees Retirement Income Security Act - ERISA (WL) (Hein - Srch)*
PL 093-374 – Congressional Budget & Impoundment Act of 1974 (Hein 1 - Index, Hein 2)
PL 093-406 – Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (Hein - Srch)
PL 094-012 – Tax Reduction Act of 1975 (Hein - Srch)
PL 094-200 – Title III - Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 (Hein - Srch)
PL 094-455 – Tax Reform Act of 1976 (Hein - Srch)
PL 094-469 – Toxic Substances Control Act, 1976 (Lex)
PL 094-553 – Copyright Act – 1976 Revision (WL)
PL 095-095 – Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (WL) (Lex)
PL 095-188 – Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977; Bank Holding Co amdts (Hein - Srch)
PL 095-598 – Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (WL) (Lex)
PL 095-600 – Revenue Act of 1978 (Hein - Srch)
PL 095-630 – Financial Institutions Regu. & Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 (21 titless) (Hein - Srch)
PL 096-364 – Multiemployer Pension Act of 1980 (WL)
PL 096-510 – Comprehensive Enviornmental Response .. CERCLA (WL) (Lex)
PL 096-589 – Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980 (Lex)
PL 097-034 – Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 (Hein - Srch)
PL 097-035 – Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Hein - Srch)
PL 097-248 – Tax Equity & Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (Hein - Srch)
PL 097-303 – Securities and Exchange Commission - jurisdiction clarification, 1982 (Hein - Srch)
PL 097-320 – Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 (Hein - Srch)
PL 098-353 – Bankruptcy Amdts & Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (WL) (Lex)
PL 098-369 – Tax Reform Act of 1984 (Hein - Srch)
PL 098-376 – Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 (Hein - Srch)
PL 098-616 – Hazardous & Solid Waste Amdts of 1984 (Lex)
PL 099-177 – Balanced Budget & Emergency Defict Control Act of 1985 (Hein - Srch)
PL 099-272 – Consolidated Omibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Hein - Srch)
PL 099-499 – Superfund Amdts & Reauthorization Act of 1986 (WL) (Lex)
PL 099-509 – Tax Reform Act of 1986 (WL) (Hein - Srch) (Hein - Srch)
PL 099-554 – Bankruptcy Judges, U.S. Trustees & Family ... of 86 (WL) (Lex)
PL 099-562 – False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 (WL)
PL 099-571 – Government Securities Act of 1986 (WL) (Hein - Srch) - Srch)
PL 100-004 – Water Quality Act of 1987 (Lex)
PL 100-119 – Balanced Budget & Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Hein - Srch)
PL 100-181 – Securities & Exchange Auth. Act of 1987 (Hein - Srch)
PL 100-647 – Technical & Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (Hein - Srch)
PL 100-704 – Insider Trading and Securities Enforcement Act of 1988 (WL) (Hein - Srch)
PL 101-073 – Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery & .. FIRREA (WL) (Lex) (Hein - Srch)
PL 101-336 – Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (WL)
PL 101-429 – Securities Enforcement Remedies & Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 (Hein - Srch)
PL 101-432 – Market Reform Act of 1990, Leg. Hist. of the (Hein - Srch)
PL 101-508 – Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Hein - Srch)
PL 101-549 – Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (WL) (Lex)
PL 102-242 – Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Improvement Act of 1991 (Hein - Srch)
PL 103-066 – Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Title VIII of OBRA) (Hein - Srch)
PL 103-068 – Securities Exchange Act Amdts, 1993 - Managed Account Restrictions (Hein - Srch)
PL 103-182 – North American Free Trade Agreement Imp. Act (NAFTA) (WL)
PL 103-202 – Government Securities Reform Act of 1993 (WL)
PL 103-325 – Riegle Community Development & Reg. Improv. Act of 94 (WL)
PL 103-328 – Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking & Branching Eff. Act of 94 (WL) (Hein - Srch)
PL 103-394 – Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (WL)
PL 104-067 – Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Hein - Srch)
PL 104-104 – Telecommunication Competition & Deregulation Act of 1996 (WL)
PL 105-033 – Balance Budget Act of 1997 (Hein - Srch)
PL 105-034 – Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (Hein - Srch)
PL 105-353 – Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (Hein - Srch) (Hein2)
PL 106-102 – Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 1999; Leg. Hist of the (Hein - Srch)
PL 107-016 – Economic Growth & Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) (Hein - Srch)
PL 107-204 – Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (WL)- Corp. Fraud Responsibility (Hein - Srch)
PL 107-296 – Homeland Security Act of 2002 (WL)
PL 108-173 – Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvemnt & Modernization Act(WL)
PL 108-237 – Standards Development Org. Advancement Act of 2004 (WL)
PL 109-002 – Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (WL)
PL 109-280 – Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Hein - Srch)
PL 110-166 – Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 (Hein - Srch)
PL 110-289 – Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Hein - Srch)
PL 110-343 – Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Div. A (Hein - Srch)
PL 110-343 – Alternative minimum tax relief (Title I) (Hein - Srch)
PL 111-005 – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - 2d item (Hein - Srch)
PL 112-025 – Budget Control Act of 2011 (Hein - Srch) - Srch)
 

Other Special Collections of Legislative Histories


Appropriations Legislative Histories: 1992 to Current (Lex)
Banking Acts, 1913-1956 (law & repts - 1913, 1927, 1933, 1935, 1956) (Hein - Srch)
Barton's Federal Tax Laws, 1913-1954 (text of IRC over time) (Hein - Srch)
Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act & Amdts, PL 75-717 et. seq. (Hein - Srch)
Federal Immigration - Leg. Hist. (selected committee reports from 1948 - WL)
Federal Immigrartion - Cong. Record (selected excerpts from 1985 - WL)
Federal Legislation to End Strikes: A Documentary History - 1967 cmte print GPO (Hein - Srch)
Federal Taxation - Leg. Hist (selected committee reports from 1948 - WL)
Federal Taxation - Cong. Record (selected excerpts from 1985 - WL)
Federal Taxation - Joint Cmte on Taxation repts & bluebooks from 1976 - WL)
Immigration and Nationality Acts - 1950-78, 1977-86 (Hein1, Hein2)
Internal Revenue Acts of the U.S., 1909-1950 (laws, bills, hrngs, repts, regs) (Hein/Fox)
Internal Revenue Acts of the U.S., 1909-1950 (laws, bills, hrngs, repts, regs, Index) Hein2)
Internal Revenue Acts, 1950-1951 by B. Reams (laws, bills, repts, hrngs, regs) (Hein - Srch)

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