Active Legislation is a list of current bills, arranged by subject, that have been receiving legislative or media attention.
The THOMAS legislative information system provides search options for finding bill texts and legislative histories from 1973 (93rd Congress) to the present.
Use the following choices to view and track recent floor activity by date (choose from the last five days). If the Senate was not in session on the specified date, you will see a header with the date, but no items will appear.
Last Major Action - Obtain a list of all bills with Major Actions on the specified date. Bills Introduced - Obtain a list of all bills introduced on the specified date. Congressional Record - See the printed, and substantially verbatim account of proceedings in the Senate for the date specified. Daily Digest - Read a summary of the day's floor and committee actions, with page references to the Congressional Record. Also lists the measures scheduled for action during the next meeting. Roll Call Votes - Go to a table of all Roll Call Votes this year. The most recent votes are listed at the top.
Click here to learn what historical events took place this month in Senate history on Senate.gov's Landmark Legislation Page.
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Use this guide to help you find the full text of recent bills and resolutions on the Web, or order them from the Senate or House Document Rooms, or you can find them in a library.
There are several sources for finding out about the floor votes cast by a Senator or Representative.
