Regenstein has House Judiciary hearings from 1957 to the present and Senate Judiciary hearings from 1967 to the present. For other committees, they have all hearings since 1935, and selected hearings prior to 1935. The Hearings before 1967 are listed in the card catalog under title, subject and name of committee. The following electronic sources contain only hearings and not committee prints. Full text of prepared testimony, from September 1993 to the present.
Reports generally provide a section by section analysis of the bill and budget impact.
Reports are considered the most valuable source to determine congressional intent. Conference Reports are reports from conference committees appointed to resolve differences in the House and Senate versions of a bill. Documents are usually reprints of documents presented to Congress, not documents generated by Congress. Reports and Documents are cited by number, Congress, session and date. They may be informally designated by Congress and by Report or Document number.