House Journal
The House Journal notes matters considered by the House of Representatives as minutes of floor action from 1789-1875.
From its inaugural session, the United States House of Representatives has kept a journal of its proceedings in accordance with Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution, which provides that:
Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House, on any question, shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
The printed version published by order of the House of Representatives is presented here in electronic form.
The Journal should be seen as the minutes of floor action. It notes the matters considered by the House and the votes and other actions taken. It does not record the actual debates.
This collection is available in PDF on Congress.gov on the Browse pages under Congressional Activity from the 1st through the 43rd Congresses.
The Bibliographic Record and web archived versions are also available.