The Journals of Congress are the records of the daily proceedings of the Congress as kept by the office of its secretary. Collections include the House Journal, Senate Journal, Senate Executive Journal, and Maclay's Journal.
Journals of Congress
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House Journal The House Journal notes matters considered by the House of Representatives as minutes of floor action from 1789-1875.
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Senate Journal The Senate Journal notes matters considered by the Senate as minutes of floor action from 1789-1875.
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Senate Executive Journal The Senate Executive Journal is a separate record of its executive proceedings from 1789-1875.
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Maclay's Journal William Maclay was one of the first two senators from Pennsylvania. Within two months of the opening of the first session, he had begun to keep a diary, which he continued almost daily for the three sessions of the 1st Congress. Because Senate sessions were closed to the public until 1795, his is one of the few accounts of Senate floor activity in theā¦