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3. How do I find background information about a public policy issue?	Hearings held in committee then bill returns to floor of House or Senate accompanied by committee reports or documents.	Hearings and Testimony: Thomas: Hearings files and links to Committee Home Pages Indexes: CIS Index Call number K49.C622 Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno Library LexisNexis Congressional Committee Reports and Documents: GPO Access, Congressional Reports and Documents files. Indexes: CIS Index Call number K49.C622 Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno Library also available electronically at LexisNexis Congressional Monthly Catalog of United States government publications Call number J83.C7196, Social Sciences Library Reference Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library also available online from the Government Printing Office U.S. Congressional Serial Set : Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes Call number KF12.N86, Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library Reference Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library

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3. How do I find background information about a public policy issue?

Hearings held in committee then bill returns to floor of House or Senate accompanied by committee reports or documents.

Hearings and Testimony:
Thomas: Hearings files and links to Committee Home Pages

Indexes:

CIS Index
Call number K49.C622 Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno Library
LexisNexis Congressional

Indexes:

CIS Index
Call number K49.C622 Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno Library
also available electronically at LexisNexis Congressional
Monthly Catalog of United States government publications
Call number J83.C7196, Social Sciences Library Reference Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library
also available online from the Government Printing Office
U.S. Congressional Serial Set : Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes
Call number KF12.N86, Legal Alcove, Social Sciences Library Reference Collection, 2nd Floor Paterno Library