Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act: A Brief Legislative History with Links, Reports and Summaries (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC)
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Print Histories In our Collection
There are many sources of compiled legislative histories. The most readily available source for newer federal laws is USCAN (see first item below):
Reference 2nd Floor - KF 63 .A5 Newman Library has 1967 to2011. Contains all public laws, as well as excerpts of legislative history for all public laws. Arranged by Congressional session and public law number; first part has public laws and second part has legislative history.
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