United States: Sources

American State Papers. American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States / selected and edited under the authority of Congress. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1832-1861. 38 vols. online; online
Annals of Congress. The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: with an appendix containing important state papers and public documents, and all the laws of a public nature; with a copious index; compiled from authentic materials. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1834-1856. 42 vols. online; online
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive.Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 2005. online
Congressional Globe. The Congressional Globe: Containing Sketches of the Debates and Proceedings of the (...) Congress [title varies in several volumes]. Washington: various publishers, 1834-1873. 46 vols. in 107 online; online
Congressional Record. Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress [Bound Edition, title varies]. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874‒. Bound Edition 1873-1875: online, Bound Edition: 1873-1993; Daily Edition 1995-: online; list of sources
Continental Congress Journals. Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789: edited from the original records in the Library of Congress... Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904-1937. 34 vos. online
House Journal. Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. Washington: various publishers, 1789- online; online
Lawson and Seidman (2001). Lawson, Gary and Seidman, Guy I. "When Did the Constitution Become Law?" Boston University School of Law Working Paper No. 01-7. online
Letters of Delegates to Congress. Smith, Paul H. (ed.) Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1976-2000. 26 vols. online
Records of the States. Records of the States of the United States of America: a microfilm compilation, prepared by the Library of Congress in Association with the University of North Carolina , collected and edited under the direction of William Sumner Jenkins. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1949-1951. online
Register of Debates. Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of each Session, together with an Appendix Containing the Most Important State Papers and Public Documents to which the Session has given Birth, to which are Added the Laws Enacted during the Session, with a Copious Index of the Whole [title varies slightly in several volumes]. Washington: Gales & Seaton, 1825-1837. 14 vols. in 29 vols. online
Senate Executive Journal. Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America. Washington: various publishers, 1789-. online
Senate Journal. Journal of (...) the Senate of the United States of America [title varies slightly in several volumes] Washington: various publishers, 1789-. online
Statutes at Large. The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America: from the organization of the government in 1789 to March 3, 1845. Boston, Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1845-1846, vol. 1-4 || The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America: from the organization of the government in 1789 to March 3, 1845. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1856-1867, vol. 5-8 || The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1855-1862, vol. 9-11 || The Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations, of the United States of America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1863-1869, vol. 12-15 || The Statutes at Large and Proclamations of the United States of America. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1871-1873, vol. 16-17 || The Statutes at Large. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1875-1873, vol. 18-. online