Government Information

Congress, Laws and Regulations

by Kathleen L. Amen, Government Information Librarian

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Guide printed March 2003
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This set of guides describes Congressional publications, and publications dealing with laws and regulations, that can be found in the St. Mary's Blume Library Documents Collection and on the Internet. Some indications of holdings at the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library are also given. It describes and details the various locations of the on-site materials and the means of access to remote publications, and identifies aids in the use of this information. Throughout the guides, this icon beside a title indicates that it is a printed resource. This icon indicates an Internet source. If you are using a paper copy of this guide, Internet URLs can be found in a list at the end of the guide.

Another Guide in this series--Government Information--Basic Guide--covers the Documents Collection in general, with descriptions of the basic access methods and tools.  Additional Guides discuss other specialized topics.

Below is a clickable index to this set of guides:

Congressional Publications

• The Library's Collection in General
• Indexes to Congressional Publications
• Groups of Congressional Publications
• Hearings and Committee Prints
• Serial Set/Reports & Documents
• Congressional Record and Misc. Congressional Publications

Information about Congress

Laws and Regulations

• Legislative Process and Legislative Research
• Bills
• Laws
• Regulations
• State Laws and Regulations

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