Basic Search Operators for Congressional (ProQuest)
Uses Boolean (AND, OR, NOT) – default is AND
Uses NEAR/n (n is the number of words) – default is 100; e.g. Barack NEAR/3 Obama
Uses ALLCAPS (xxx) to find a word in all capital letters - e.g. ALLCAPS(epa) will find documents with EPA.
Uses “exact phrase” for exact phrases
Root Expander is * – liab* finds liable, liability
? Substitutes for one letter – mailm?n finds mailman, mailmen
Uses a controlled vocabulary for subject terms – click “Find Terms” under the basic search box
Special Searches on Congressional (ProQuest)
Legislative Histories 1969-Present
To see all of the legislative histories, enter * in the search box, click Search.
Search using the basic search operators listed at left.
Select "Bills by Number" to search by number for the following:
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Statutes at Large
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