For the years 1789 to 1969, the Serial Set is indexed by both a print set from CIS and a new CD-ROM index. Congress provides access. Committee Hearings and Committee Prints Govt Doc Y4. Much of the work of Congress is conducted in committee. Hearings are usually testimony of experts or witnesses on the subject under consideration by the committee.
Prints are usually special studies by consultants or researchers, prepared for use by the committee.
Each hearing and print is published individually. Our library receives all published hearings and prints. When a bill completes the legislative process and is signed into law, it is first published as a slip law, which is simply a pamphlet with the text of the law. To see the text of a public law before the Library has received the print version, try Congressional Universe , Thomas , or GPO Access . This source annually compiles the laws produced by that session of Congress.