Oberon Legislative materials: Congressional bills and resolutions, Bill or resolution introduced before 1881.
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LegalCitation StyleGuide, Legislative materials

Bill or resolution introduced before 1881.

For legislative materials, you can include the congress number and session for your own reference in LegalCitation records, though session numbers will not be included in your citations. If you are working with an enacted bill or resolution for historical purposes, you may elect to indicate the status of the legislation in your record or citation.

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