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**Gerontology: Subject Guide: Government & Policy Resources

An introduction to research in Gerontology

News Sources

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U.S. Federal Legislation/Policy

  • Legislative Insight (ProQuest) - Federal legislative history service that makes available thoroughly researched compilations of digital full text publications created by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of U.S. Public Laws.
  • Congress.gov - Provides current legislative information on the United States Congress.

Georgia State Legislation/Policy

  • Georgia Code - compilation of the currently enforcable laws of the state of Georgia. The database is searchable by keyword and by code number. The code can also be browsed by title, chapter, and section.
  • Georgia Legislative Documents - currently contains the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia for the years 1799-1999, with a few gaps.

Other U.S. States Legislation/Policy

Legislative Histories

A legislative history is a compilation of the materials generated during the course of creating legislation. Legislative history is used for discovering the legislative intent.