Congressional committee publications are excellent information sources on governmental policymaking. They can reflect often contentious debate between committee members and witnesses and these committees are responsible for approving new legislation, revising existing legislation, funding government programs, and conducting oversight of these programs.
Contains text of congressional debate, bills, and recorded votes on legislation. Issues cost estimates for legislation reported by congressional committees.
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The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having either fascist or communist ties.