Skip to Main Content
Purdue University Purdue Logo Purdue Libraries

POL 491C: Senior Seminar the Presidency

POL 491C Senior Seminar the Presidency

Congressional

Congressional hearings are also useful resources for understanding presidential policymaking. These committees are responsible for funding federal programs and conducting oversight on these programs. The CIS Index HSSE Reference 328.73005 C76 is a good source for researching congressional committee publications and the legislative histories of laws from 1970-present. Congressional committees since 1975 are cataloged and in the Y 4 section of the first floor of the HSSE periodical stacks. Examples of committees that may conduct oversight of presidential administration documents include: