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Obtaining House Documents


On-line House Documents and Legislative Information Systems
Congressional bills, resolutions, and committee reports are available electronically via the House Library, THOMAS (Library of Congress) and ACCESS (Government Printing Office).

Printed Copies of Documents for House Distribution
Printed copies of bills and resolutions, public laws, committee reports, and House documents for the current Congress are distributed to House members and staff through the Legislative Resource Center (LRC). Public laws and House documents for two preceding Congresses are available for distribution to staff.

Printed Copies of Documents for Public Distribution
A limited quantity of House documents are available for public distribution through the Legislative Resource Center at B106 Cannon HOB. The public may also order documents by phone at (202) 226-5200 for delivery via postal mail. Documents can also be purchased through the Superintendent of Documents and the GPO Bookstore. The Congress also makes many congressional documents available through the Federal Depository Library Program and its 1,400 affiliated libraries.

Documents Quick Links

  • THOMAS
    Congressional bills, resolutions, and committee reports
  • ACCESS
    Congressional bills, resolutions, and committee reports.
  • Legislative Resource Center
    Public information, legislative information, records and registration, library services, historical services.
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