Bill Introduced

• A member of Congress has an idea for a bill and decides to sponsor it.
• S/he gives it to the clerk of the house in which s/he serves or places it in a box called the hopper.
• The clerk assigns a number to the bill in consecutive order of introduction (H.R. # for House bills or S. # for Senate bills).
• The Government Printing Office (GPO) prints and distributes the bill to each house member.
• There are many kinds of and versions of bills - see the GPO Access Congressional Bills: Glossary for details.

Congressional Bills

= Top Pick

Citation: H.R. 3512 = House of Representatives Bill 3512 and S. 880 = Senate Bill 880

Congressional Bills
Coverage	Location
103rd Cong. (1993) -	Congressional Bills / U.S. Government Printing Office.
101st Cong. (1989) -	Thomas / U.S. Library of Congress. Bill Summary and Status available from 93rd Cong. (1973) - present.
101st Cong. (1989) -	LexisNexis Congressional
101st Cong. (1989) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub Mfiche Y1.4/:1 - Y 1.4/9: Ask at desk for Final Cumulative Finding Aid, GP 3.28:
73rd Cong. (1934) -	TC Law Library Microform Collection (US Docs) Mfiche Y1.4/:
43rd Cong. (1874) - 72nd Cong. (1933)	Selected bills are in the Congressional Record. See the Congressional Record Guide for location information.
6th Cong. (1799) - 42nd Cong. (1873)	Bills and Resolutions / U.S. Library of Congress.