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Congressional Record

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TheCongressional Recordis the official record of theUnited States Congress.[1]It is published by theUnited States Government Printing Office.It is issued when the United States Congress is insession.Indexesare printed about every two weeks. At the end of a session of Congress, the dailyeditionsare assembled intoboundvolumescreating permanent editions. The Congressional Record is similar to Hansards, which report on theparliamentarydebates in theUK'sWestminstersystem ofgovernment.[2]

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  1. Congressional Record(Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976), p. 4328
  2. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Administration Committee,Improving facilities for educational visitors to Parliament: report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence(London: Stationary Office, 2007), p. 26