Bill to Full House

If the bill is released, it then goes on the chamber calendar (a list of bills awaiting action). In the House, the Rules Committee may call for the bill to be voted on quickly, limit the debate, or limit or prohibit amendments. Undisputed bills may be passed by unanimous consent, or by a two-thirds vote if members agree to suspend the rules.

The bill now goes to the floor of the House for consideration and begins with a complete reading of the bill (sometimes this is the only complete reading). A third reading (title only) occurs after any amendments have been added. If the bill passes by simple majority (281 of 435), the bill moves to the Senate.

In the Senate, the bill goes to the floor for consideration upon release. Bills are voted on in the Senate based on the order they come from the committee; however, an urgent bill may be pushed ahead by leaders of the majority party. When the Senate considers the bill, they can vote on it indefinitely.

When there is no more debate, the bill is voted on. A simple majority (51 of 100) passes the bill.

Calendars, Journals and Roll Call Votes

Calendars - Also called "Floor Calendars"
Coverage	Location
104th Cong. (1995) -	House/Senate Calendars / U.S. Government Printing Office
98th Cong. (1982) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Ref) Y 1.2/2: Row L - House
93rd Cong. (1973) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Docs) Y 1.3/3: Row 82 - Senate
Congressional Journals in the Serial Set - 1817 - 1954
Coverage	Location
Vol. 1, 15th Cong. (1817) - Vol. 8854, 70th Cong. 1st. Sess. (1928)	U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Digital Edition
Until the Digital Edition of the Serial Set is completed through 1954, House and Senate Journals can be looked up in LexisNexis Congressional . Contact a Business and Government Information staff member for assistance using the citation to locate the volume.
Roll Call Votes
Coverage	Location
102nd Cong. (1991) - for votes online	Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report Check MNCAT Record for votes before 1991. CQ labels this part of their web site "Floor Votes", but the individual entries show that they are roll call votes.
101st Cong., 2nd Sess. (1990) -	Clerk of the House / U.S. House of Representatives
101st Cong. (1989) -	Secretary of the Senate / U.S. Senate

Congressional Record, Predecessor Titles and Indexes

= Top Pick

Congressional Record
Coverage	Location
Vol. 140, 103rd Cong., 2nd Sess. (1994) -	GPO Access / U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 135, 101st Cong. (1989) -	Thomas / U.S. Library of Congress
Vol. 132, 99th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1986) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1.1/A: (Daily Edition)
Vol. 131, 99th Cong., 1st Sess. (1985) -	LexisNexis Congressional
Vol. 122, 94th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1976) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Congress Serials) X 1.1:
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1.1: (Bound Edition)
Vols. 1-121, 43rd Cong. (1873) - 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (1975)	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (Reference) Microfilm 61
Vols. 1-3, 43rd Cong. (1873-1875) -	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
Congressional Globe
Vol. 72, 23rd Cong. (1833) - Vol. 180, 42nd Cong. (1873)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 72 - X 180
Register of Debates
Vol. 43, 18th Cong., 2nd Sess. (1824) - Vol. 71, 25th Cong., 1st Sess. (1837)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 43 - X 71
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 43 - X 71
Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (Annals of Congress)
Vol. 1, 1st Cong. (1789) - Vol. 42, 18th Cong., 1st Sess. (1824)	American Memory Project / U.S. Library of Congress
	TC Wilson Library Annex  X 1 - X 42
	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Microfiche) X 1 - X 42
Congressional Record Index
Coverage	Location
Vol. 140, 103rd Cong., 2nd Sess. (1994) -	Thomas / U.S. Library of Congress
Vol. 129, 98th Cong. (1983) -	GPO Access / U.S. Government Printing Office
Vol. 1, 43rd Cong. (1873) -	TC Wilson Library Gov Pub (US Ref Indexes) X 1.1: