[20030717]98-265GOV_国会记录用户指南.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 98-265 GOVUpdated July 17, 2003A Users Guide to the Congressional RecordMildred AmerSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe Congressional Record is a substantially verbatim account of remarks madeduringtheproceedingsoftheHouseandSenate,subjectonlytotechnical,grammatical,and typographical corrections. It consists of four main sections: the proceedings of theHouse and Senate, the Extensions of Remarks, and the DailyDigest. This fact sheet isone of a series on the legislative process. For more information on the legislativeprocess, please see http:/www.crs.gov/products/guides/guidehome/shtml.ThedailyRecordsectionsarenumberedseparatelyandconsecutivelyineach sessionof Congress. The pages of the House proceedings are preceded by an “H,” those of theSenatewithan“S,”thoseoftheExtensionsofRemarkssectionwithan“E,”andtheDailyDigest with a “D.” Senate and House proceedings are usually alternated in order ofplacement in consecutive issues of the Record. There are no letter designations in thefinal, hardbound versions of the Record that h