LexisNexis Congressional provides comprehensive access to United States legislative information. Its components are:

• Congressional Publications - Basic Search, Advanced Search, Search By Number
• Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws - Keyword Search, Get a Document (by Public Law Number or Enacted Bill Number)
• Members & Committees - Member Records, Demographics, Committees
• Regulations - Keyword Search, Get a Document (by citation in Code of Federal Regulations or Federal Register
• Congressional Record & Rules - Keyword Search, Get a Document
• Political News/Hot Topics - Inside Washington, Hot Bills & Hot Topics

The Library has a Basic Subscription to LexisNexis Congressional and has also acquired the Congressional Indexes Historical Module and the Congressional Research Service Digital Collection Prospective Module. Available content includes:

• Committee Rosters and General Information for Current Congress (updated as available)
• Committee Schedules (Federal News Service: 1996 to current; Federal Information and News Dispatch, Inc.: 2000 to current) (updated daily)

• Published Hearings Abstracts and Indexing (1970 to current) (updated monthly)
• Published Hearings Indexing (1833-1969) (archive)
• Selected Testimony Transcripts and Submitted Statements (1988 to current) (updated daily when Congress is in session)
• Unpublished Hearings, House, Indexing (1833-1972) (updated every four years)
• Unpublished Hearings, Senate, Indexing (1824-1984) (updated every four years)

• Committee Prints Abstracts and Indexing (1970 to current) (updated monthly)
• Committee Prints Indexing (1830-1969) (archive)
• Committee Prints Indexing and Searchable PDFs (2004 to current) (updated monthly)
• Committee Prints Selected Full Text (1993-2004) (archive)

• Committee Reports Abstracts and Indexing (1970 to current) (updated monthly)
• Committee Reports Indexing, 1789-1969 (archive)
• Committee Reports Full Text (1990 to current; limited coverage for 1990) (updated daily when Congress is in session)

• House and Senate Documents Abstracts and Indexing (1970 to current) (updated monthly)
• House and Senate Documents Indexing (1789-1969) (archive)
• House and Senate Documents Full Text (1995 to current: most, but not all, documents are available) (updated weekly)

• Congressional Record (1985 to current) (updated daily when Congress is in session)
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (ongoing release of data from 2004 to current) (updated monthly)
• Congressional Rules (current) (updated as available)
• GAO Reports Abstracts and Indexing, with links to PDFs (2004 to current) (updated monthly)

• Senate Executive Documents and Reports not included in the Serial Set (1817-1969) (archive)

• Serial Set Indexing (1789-1969) (archive)

• Campaign Contributions from Individuals and PACs (1987 to current) (updated quarterly during even-numbered years; semiannually during odd-numbered years)
• Campaign Financial Data (1989 to current) (updated quarterly during even-numbered years; semi-annually during odd-numbered years)
• Key Votes in Congress (1987 to current) (updated as available)
• Member Financial Disclosures (1991 to current) (updated annually)
• Member Information (current) (updated as available)
• Profiling of Congressional Membership (current) (updated as available)
• Voting Records in Congress
(1988 to current) (updated daily when Congress is in session)

• Bill Text (1989 to current) (updated daily when Congress is in session)
• Bill Tracking (includes CRS Bill Digest) (1989 to current) (updated daily when Congress is in session)
• Public Laws (1988 to current) (updated within two weeks after a law is passed; most available within 24 to 48 hours)
• U.S. Code (current) (updated several times a month)

• Legislative Histories, Complete, All Public Laws (1999 to current) (updated monthly)
• Legislative Histories, Complete, Major Public Laws Only (1984 to 1998) (archive)
• Legislative Histories, Abbreviated, All Public Laws (1969-1983) (archive)

• The Hill (1995 to current) (updated weekly)
• Hot Bills and Topics (current) (updated monthly)
• Roll Call (1989 to current) (updated Monday and Thursday when Congress is in session; Monday only when in recess)
• Washington Post, Section A, News (1977 to current) (updated daily)

• Code of Federal Regulations (1981 to current) (updated weekly)
• Federal Register (1980 to current) (updated daily)

CQ Weekly, THOMAS

A guide to Congressional Committee Hearings Using the Historical Hearings Microfiche Set (1833-1969) is available.