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Legislative History Research Tutorial

Resources and tips for federal legislative history research

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Total running time for all the videos in this tutorial: 15:17

Legislative History - 1. Introduction
Legislative history is a term that encompasses both:
1. The background and events leading to the enactment of a statute, and
2. The documents that are produced in that process