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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It includes a section on the "History of Bills and Resolutions." The Library of Congress has further info and digitized versions: https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwdebt.html

For the Congress of 1st through 18th (1st session) (1789-1824), Congressional debates and proceedings were published under the Annals of Congress. 

For the Congresses of the 18th (2nd session) through 25th (1st session) (1824-1837), the series was called the Register of Debates. 

For the Congresses of 23rd through 42nd (1833-1873), the series was called the Congressional Globe.

From 1873 to present the current series is known as the Congressional Record. Early Congressional Records (43rd-44th, 1873-1877) were digitized by the Library of Congress.

For 1994 to present, the Congressional Record is available online at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CREC

For earlier Congressional Records, you may need to contact a federal depository library near you about their historical holdings of the Congressional Record. A listing of federal depository libraries is available at: https://www.fdlp.gov/about-the-fdlp/federal-depository-libraries

For further assistance with your question you may wish to contact a law library near you or the Law Library of Congress. The Law Library of Congress may be contacted at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-law.html.