The Senate committees hear testimony on proposed nominees in order to determine whether or not to approve the presidential nominee. The reality is that over 98% of the nominations are approved, but the Hearings often provide interesting insight into the nominee and the Cabinet position.
Members of the Georgetown Univerisity Law Center community have a number of ways to access these hearings. One way is to search for these hearings using the ProQuest Congressional database.
Other ways to access hearings electronically are outlined below:
| ELECTRONIC RESOURCE: | CONTENTS: |
|---|---|
| Govinfo.gov (free web) | Selected hearings from 104th Congress (1995) to present |
| Capitol Hearings | CSPAN links to the Congressional Committees |
| Congress.gov | Link to Congressional committee pages with hearings |
| Lexis | Legislation & Politics - U.S. & U.K.> U.S. Congress> CQ Congressional Testimony. Selected transcripts from 103rd Congress (1993) to present |
| Westlaw | US Congressional Testimony database. Selected transcripts from 103rd Congress (1993) to present |
For information on print and microfilm holdings of Senate hearings, consult our Legislative History Research Guide.
Covers finding Bills, Reports, and Compiled Legislative Histories on ProQuest Congressional and Legislative Insight.