Major Update Expands Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories
Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories has been updated with 79 newly identified sources covering 36 federal laws.
Lauren Mattiuzzo
January 9, 2026
Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories has been updated with 79 newly identified sources covering 36 federal laws.
Since the release of the 4th edition of Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories, the online database has been updated with over 370 new sources, offering enhanced coverage of recent laws, making the resource crucial for legislative research.
Last September, we published a blog post exploring the Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022. In our September content release, we added this act’s legislative history to our U.S. Federal Legislative History Library.
HeinOnline’s U.S. Federal Legislative History Library is the richest collection of compiled federal legislative histories to exist. In this Tip of the Week, we’ll explore how to locate a federal legislative history using this extensive database.
A massive collaboration between the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other Allied nations, the storming of the beaches of Normandy required careful planning, hundreds of thousands of equipment and artillery, and immeasurable bravery.
Committee reports are considered to be one of the most important documents of legislative history research. Read this post or watch the quick video within to learn how to easily retrieve a House or Senate report in HeinOnline.
At HeinOnline we strive to provide our customers with essential help resources to give them a stellar research experience. If you have 20 minutes to spare, watch this free customer training session showcasing how to maximize the U.S. Federal Legislative History Library.
Alongside the rest of our daily, weekly, and monthly content additions this year, we continued to expand the U.S. Federal Legislative History Library with additional statute coverage. Join us as we explore this new content.
Have you ever tried to locate the text of a public law or an Act, but didn’t have a U.S. Statutes at Large citation or a public law number handy? This week’s tip will showcase how to utilize three different sources in HeinOnline to locate the text of a public law using its popular name.
In the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, some Democrats have pushed the idea of expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court. This concept is called court packing. What is court packing, really? Allow HeinOnline to help answer all your court packing questions here.