Citing Government Documents: Chicago Manual

A Guide Based on: The Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003. (*Z253 .C57 2003, Main floor reference collection)

Table of Contents

General Guidelines - Footnote/Bibliography Style | General Guidelines - In-text/Reference List Style

Federal Executive Department Documents

Agency as author | Agency as author, multivolume set | Personal author | Editor/compiler | Document in a series - Agency as author | Document in a series - personal author | Edition other than first

Congressional Documents

House/Senate Journals | Congressional Record | Annals of Congress/Register of Debates/Congressional Globe | American State Papers and House/Senate Reports and Documents (Serial Set) to 1981 | House/Senate Reports and Documents, 1982 - | Committee hearings | Committee prints | House/Senate bills and resolutions

Legal References

U. S. Statutes at Large | U. S. Code | U. S. Supreme Court Reports | U. S. Constitution | Code of Federal Regulations | Federal Register | Treaties

Periodical Articles

Periodical article with personal author | Periodical article with agency author | Periodical numbered by issue

Nebraska State Agency Documents

State agency document - agency author | State agency document - personal author Nebraska Document Periodical Articles Article with personal author | Article with issuing agency as author Nebraska Legal References Nebraska Statutes | Laws of Nebraska | Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Nebraska Constitution

Electronic Formats

Federal Government Government report, GPO Access | Online document, Marcive: Committee hearing | Periodical article - agency site | CD/DVD | Statistical table on CD | Online database Congressional and Legal Materials Congressional bill - L/N Congressional | House/Senate report - L/N Congressional | Congressional Record - L/N Congressional Online Legal References U. S. Statutes at Large - L/N Congressional | U. S. Code - L/N Congressional | U. S. Constitution - GPO Access | Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents - GPO Access | U. S. Supreme Court Reports - L/N Academic | Code of Federal Regulations - L/N Academic | Federal Register - L/N Congressional Nebraska State Agency Documents Agency publication - personal author | Agency publication - agency author | Periodical article - Nebraska agency | Statistical table Unicameral Publications Nebraska Blue Book | Unicameral Update | Legislative bill | Nebraska Statutes | Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals | Nebraska Administrative Code

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
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Numbers in parentheses refer to sections in the Manual.)

The Chicago Manual of Style offers two methods of documentation. The footnote and bibliography style is favored by writers in literature, history, and the arts. The author-date system is used by physical, natural, and social science writers. The footnote-bibliography style uses footnotes keyed to a bibliography placed at the end of the paper that contains full documentation for the source. The Chicago Manual recommends this style as user-friendly and economical. (16.3) The author/date (in-text)-reference list system of citation uses the corporate or personal author(s') name(s) and date of publication in the text of the paper, in parentheses. The in-text citations are keyed to a reference list placed at the end of a paper. Full documentation for each source is given in the reference list. The major differences between a bibliography and reference list are the location of the date and capitalization of titles. Government documents often do not have personal authors. Government agencies, considered corporate authors, present problems in citations because of the length of their names. Although the examples that follow attempt to illustrate basic formats, exceptions will occur because of the variety of types of government documents. If no example fits exactly, follow the basic form as closely as possible and be consistent throughout.

General Guidelines: Footnote Bibliography Style

Footnotes: Footnotes may be shortened if the bibliography lists all works cited. (16.3) Use the most important elements: author, title, publication information, and page(s) being cited. Example: (indent first line only) U.S. Department of the Interior, An Oilspill Risk Analysis for the Central Gulf and Western Gulf of Mexico (Denver, Colo.: U.S. Geological Survey, 1983), 10. Bibliography: Government document entries on a bibliography should include the following basic elements. Do not include the number of pages in the document. Do not put a space between U. and S.. Dont use periods after D and C in "Washington, DC". (17.295) First words and all other important words of the title are capitalized. Elements to include: Country, state, city, county, or other government division issuing the document Legislative body, executive department, court, bureau, board, commission or committee Subsidiary division, regional office, etc. Title of the document Individual author, editor, or compiler, if any Report number or other identifying number, if any Publisher, if different from the issuing body Date Example: (indent second and subsequent lines) U.S. Department of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. An Oilspill Risk Analysis for the Central Gulf and Western Gulf of Mexico, by Robert P. La Belle. Open-file report 83-119, U.S. Geological Survey. Denver, 1983.
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General Guidelines: Author/Date In-Text/Reference List Style

In-text Citations: Sources are cited by using the agency name (author name), publication date, and page number. No punctuation is used between the agency name and date. Use the name of the agency exactly as it will appear on your reference list. Use "U.S. Department of Justice...", not "Law Enforcement Assistance Administration...", since the reference list entry will be "U.S. Department of Justice...". Do not put a space between U. and S.. Example: (U.S. Department of Justice 1970, 42) Reference List: Government document entries on a reference list should include the following basic elements. Do not include the number of pages the document contains. First words, proper names and the first word of a subtitle are the only words capitalized in the title. Exceptions are names of laws ("acts") and names of official groups such as boards, task forces, study groups, etc. Each important word of these exceptions is capitalized. In-text citation and the reference list entry should begin with the same element. Dont use periods after D and C in "Washington, DC". Elements to include: Country (state, city, county, or other government division) issuing the document Legislative body, executive department, court, bureau, board, commission or committee Subsidiary division, regional office, etc. Date Title of the document Individual author, editor, or compiler, if any Report number, if any Publisher, if different from the issuing body Example: (indent second and subsequent lines) U.S. Department of Justice. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. 1970. Criminal justice agencies in Pennsylvania. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS

Executive department documents are published by such agencies as the U. S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Dept. of Agriculture, General Accountability Office, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, and others which begin with "Department of...", or have "Board", "Commission", "Committee", or "Bureau", in their name. Documents from Congressional committees are cited differently (see below). If the publication is part of a named series (Handbook 14, Report 109 -185, Circular 2004-15, Bulletin 95-04, Monograph 325, etc.), include the name of the series and the publications number within the series. See second example under Personal author, below. The Manual states that facts of publication may be omitted from a bibliography when a series number for a departmental publication is given. (17.318) Agency as author F. note: U.S. Treasury Department, Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the National Prohibition Act and Willis Campbell Act (Washington, DC, 1929), 5. Bib.: U.S. Treasury Department. Bureau of Prohibition. Digest of Supreme Court Decisions Interpreting the National Prohibition Act and Willis Campbell Act. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1929. In-text: (U.S. Treasury Department 1929, 14-28) Return to Table of Contents Ref. list:
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U.S. Treasury Department. Bureau of Prohibition. 1929. Digest of Supreme Court decisions interpreting the National Prohibition Act and Willis Campbell Act. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. NOTE: Names of laws ("acts") are always capitalized. OR U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1975. Median gross rent by counties of the United States, 1970 . Prepared by the Geography Division in cooperation with the Housing Division, Bureau of the Census. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Agency as author, multi-volume set F. note: Presidents Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island, Report of the Technical Assessment Task Force (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office,1979), 21-22. Bib.: President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. Report of the Technical Assessment Task Force. Vol. 3. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1979. In-text: (President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island 1979, 21) Ref. list: President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island. 1979. Report of the Technical Assessment Task Force. Vol. 3. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. NOTE: If the individual volumes are published in different years and the whole set needs to be cited, the reference must indicate years of publication: 1977-79. Write years in this manner, not "1977-1979". Instead of "Vol. 3", use: 3 vols. Personal author (either method acceptable) F. note: Ralph I. Straus, Expanding Private Investment for Free World Economic Growth (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1959), 12. Bib.: Straus, Ralph I. Expanding Private Investment for Free World Economic Growth. A special report prepared at the request of the Department of State. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1959. In-text: (Straus 1959, 12) Ref. list: Straus, Ralph I. 1959. Expanding private investment for free world economic growth . A special report prepared at the request of the Department of State. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. OR F. note: U.S. Department of the Interior, An Oilspill Risk Analysis for the Central Gulf (April1984) and Western Gulf of Mexico (July 1984) (Denver: U.S. Geological Survey, 1983), 236. Bib.: U.S. Department of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. An Oilspill Risk Analysis for the Central Gulf (April 1984) and Western Gulf of Mexico (July 1984), by Robert P. LaBelle. Open-file Report 83-119. Denver: U.S. Geological Survey, 1983. Lease offerings microform. In-text: (U.S. Department of the Interior 1983, 236) Ref. list: U.S. Department of the Interior. Minerals Management Service. 1983. An oilspill risk analysis for the central Gulf (April 1984) and western Gulf of Mexico (July 1984), by Robert P. LaBelle. Open-file Report 83-119. Denver: U.S. Geological Survey. Lease offerings microform. Editor/compiler Use the format for personal author (above), except after the person's name, use the abbreviation "ed." for editor or "comp." for compiler: "Straus, Ralph I., ed." or "Donald C. Klein, comp.". Document in a series - agency as author (see example above also) NOTE: The Manual states that facts of publication may be omitted when a series number for a departmental publication is given. (17.318) F. note: 5. U.S. Department of State, Postwar Policy Preparation, 1939 - 1945 (Washington, DC, 1957), 10. Return to Table of Contents Bib.:
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U.S. Department of State. Postwar Policy Preparation, 1939-1945. General Policy Series, No. 15. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1957. In-text: (U.S. Department of State 1957, 10) Ref. list: U.S. Department of State. 1957. Postwar policy preparation, 1939-1945. General Policy Series, No. 15. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. OR National Institute of Mental Health. 1971. Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency. Community-based correctional program. Public Health Service Publication No. 2130. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Document in a series - personal author F. note:
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U.S. Small Business Administration, A Handbook of Small Business Finance (Washington, DC, 1975), 3.

Bib.: U.S. Small Business Administration. A Handbook of Small Business Finance, by Jack Zwick. Small Business Management Series, No. 15. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office,1975. In-text: (U.S. Small Business Administration 1975, 3) Ref. list: U.S. Small Business Administration. 1975. A handbook of small business finance, by Jack Zwick. Small Business Management Series, No. 15. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Edition other than the first edition F. note: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Resource Allocation Plan Model for Special Emphasis Program Managers (Washington, DC, 1983), 20. Bib.: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Resource Allocation Plan Model for Special Emphasis Program Managers . 2d ed. Special report OAEP-10. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office,1983. In-text: (U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1983, 20) Ref. list: U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 1983. Resource allocation plan model for special emphasis program managers . 2d ed. Special report OAEP-10. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
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CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS
Bibliographical references to Congressional publications usually include: name of house, committee and subcommittee if any, title of document, number of Congress and session number, date of publication and number and description of the document (H. Doc. 487), if available. (17.298) Facts of publication (publisher and city) are often omitted for Congressional documents. (17.295) In footnotes, "U.S." is usually omitted since alphabetical order does not apply. (17.298) Use the following abbreviations (17.298 - 17.309): House = House of Representatives HR or HR Res. = numbered bills from the House (HR 7107) H. = specific reports/documents from the House (H. Rep.1638; H. Doc. 1283) S or S Res. = numbered bills (Senate bill: S 1278) S. = reports and documents from the Senate (S. Rep. 917; S. Doc. 148) 87th Cong. 2d sess. = 87th Congress, Second Session (or "1st" for First Session) (No period after "2d" or "1st"; do not use "2nd".) House and Senate Journals F. note:
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Senate Journal, 16th Cong., 1st sess., December 7, 1819, 9 - 19.

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U.S. Congress. Senate Journal. 16th Cong., 1st sess., December 7, 1819. In-text: (Senate Journal 1819, 9-19) OR (House Journal 1920, 44-49) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. Senate journal. 1819. 16th Cong., 1st sess., 7 December. Congressional Record The Manual recommends citing to the permanent (bound) volumes rather than the daily issues of the Congressional Record if possible. (17.302) Page numbers in the daily issues are preceded by either an "H" or "S" for House or Senate proceedings. Pages in bound volumes do not have these letters. "Congressional Record" may also be abbreviated as "Cong. Rec." in footnotes. (17.309) F. note:
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Food Security Act of 1985, HR 2100, 99th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 131 (October 8, 1985): H 8461.

NOTE: Daily issue: House bill number 2100, volume 131, page H 8461. Bib.: Unless required to keep all references together on a bibliography, "U.S. Congress" may be omitted in a bibliography. (17.302) U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. 71st Cong., 2d sess., 1930. Vol. 72, pt. 10. Washington, DC. NOTE: Bound volume: vol. 72, pt. 10. In-text: (Congressional Record 1930, 10828-30) NOTE: Bound volume: pages 10828-30. Ref. list: U.S. Congress. Congressional record. 1930. 71st Cong., 2d sess. Vol. 72, pt. 10. Washington, DC. OR, if several years were used: Ref. list: U.S. Congress. Congressional record. 1940-45. Washington, DC. NOTE: The years used are cited as a whole on the reference list. In-text citations cite the specific year, volume, part, and pages used, as above. To cite the person speaking in a debate/discussion in the Congressional Record: F. note: Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts, speaking for the Joint Resolution on Nuclear Weapons Freeze and Reductions, on March 10, 1982, to the Committee on Foreign Relations, S.J. Res. 163, 97th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 128, pt. 3: 383234. NOTE: "Congressional Record" may also be abbreviated as "Cong. Rec." in footnotes. (17.309) Bib.: Kennedy, Edward. Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts speaking for the Joint Resolution on Nuclear Weapons Freeze and Reductions to the Committee on Foreign Relations. S. J. Res. 163. Congressional Record, 97th Cong., 1st sess., 1982. Vol. 128, pt. 3. In-text: (Kennedy 1982, 3832-34) Ref. list: Kennedy, Edward. 1982. Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts speaking for the Joint Resolution on Nuclear Weapons Freeze and Reductions to the Committee on Foreign Relations. S. J. Res. 163. 97th Cong., 1st sess. Congressional record. Vol. 128, pt. 3. NOTE: See below under "Congressional Bills..." for how to cite a bill printed in the Congressional Record. Annals of Congress - Register of Debates - Congressional Globe Before 1874 congressional debates were privately published in the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-37), and Congressional Globe (1833-73). They may be cited in full in a reference list/bibliography with specific dates and pages appearing only in the footnote/in-text citation. Dates of publication differ from years covered. (17.304) They were not printed by the U. S. Government Printing Office. F. note:
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Congressional Globe, 39th Cong., 2d sess., 1867, 39, pt 9:9505.

Bib.: U.S. Congress. Annals of the Congress of the United States, 1789-1824. 42 vols. Washington, DC, 1834-56. Return to Table of Contents

U.S. Congress. Congressional Globe. 46 vols. Washington, DC, 1834-73. In-text: (Annals of Congress 1791, 1414) (Congressional Globe 1867, 39, pt. 9: 9505) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. 1834-56. Annals of the Congress of the United States, 1789-1824. 42 vols. Washington, DC. U.S. Congress. 1834-73. Congressional globe. 1833-73. 46 vols. Washington, DC. NOTE: Dates of the Congressional sessions are part of the title or come after it, as above. American State Papers and House and Senate Reports and Documents: Serial Set (to 1981) American State Papers, first 14 Congresses The American State Papers contain privately printed documents from the first fourteen Congresses, 1789 - 1838. They are organized in ten subjects ("classes") such as "1. Foreign Relations", "5. Military Affairs", etc. Each subject has several volumes. To cite them, follow one of the two examples below. (17.313) F. note: 12. American State Papers, 5, Military Affairs 2:558. NOTE: American State Papers, class 5, Military Affairs, volume 2, page 558 OR
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Mifflin to Washington, July 18, 1791, Am. St. P.: Misc. 1:39.

NOTE: Citation to specific part of the American State Papers, in Miscellaneous class, volume 1, page 39. Serial Set, 15th Congress Reports and documents were given individual numbers and also "serial set" numbers, such as "Serial 575" or "Serial Set 13381", when they were bound together at a later date. Serial set numbers should be included in a citation if they are available. Newer reports/documents (1982- ) do not have this additional number and may be cited by report/document number only (see below). The Manual includes a serial set number in the example for a footnote but not in the one for a bibliography. (17.306) F. note:
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, The Mutual Security Act of 1956, 84th Cong., 2d sess., 1956, S. Rep. 2273, 9 - 10. Declarations of a State of War with Japan, Germany, and Italy , 77th Cong., 1st sess., 1941, S. Doc. 148, serial 10575, 2 -5.

Bib.: U.S. Congress. House. Report of the Activities of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947. 80th Cong., 1st sess., 1947. H. Doc 365. In-text: (Senate 1956, 9) (House 1947, 15) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. Senate. 1941. Declaration of a state of war with Japan, Germany, and Italy. 77th Cong., 1st sess. S. Doc. 148. Serial 10575. OR U.S. Congress. House. 1947. Report of activities of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems to March 31, 1947. 80th Cong., 1st sess. H. Doc. 365. Serial 11154. House and Senate Reports/Documents, 97th Congress, 1982F. note: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, History of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 1816-1981, 97th Cong., 1st sess., S. Doc. 18, 6. Bib.: U.S. Congress. House. Child Abuse Prevention, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1987: Report to Accompany HR 1900 . 100th Cong., 1st sess., 1987. H. Rpt. 135. In-text: (House 1987, 5) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. Senate. 1982. History of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 1816-1981. 97th Cong., 1st sess. S. Doc. 18. U.S. Congress. House. 1987. Child abuse prevention, Adoption and Family Services Act of 1987: Report to accompany HR 1900 . 100th Cong., 1st sess., H. Rept. 135. Return to Table of Contents
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Committee Hearings F. note: House Committee on Banking and Currency, Bretton Woods Agreements Act: Hearings on H. R. 3314, 79th Cong., 1st sess., 1945, 12. Bib.: U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Famine in Africa: Hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations. 99th Cong., 1st sess., January 17, 1985. In-text: (House 1945, 12) (Senate 1985, 235-38) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. House. 1987. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee. Hearing on the federal response to the AIDS epidemic: Information and public education. 100th Cong., 1st sess., March 16, 1987. U.S. Congress. Senate. 1987. Committee on Small Business. Hearing to examine the cost and availability of health care benefits for small business and proposals for federally mandated health benefits. 100th Cong., 1st sess., April 23, 1987. -------. 1987. Hearing on the impact on small business of legislation requiring notification to workers who are at risk of occupational disease. 100th Cong., 1st sess., June 10, 1987. NOTE: A 3-em dash (6-7 spaces) may be used for repeated references to the same congressional source. (17.299) In the example above, the last two documents are from the Senate Committee on Small Business. Committee Prints (either method acceptable) F. note: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism, State-Sponsored Terrorism, report prepared by Yonah Alexander and Ray S. Cline, 99th Cong., 1st sess., 1985, Committee Print 56, 5-6. OR Yonah Alexander and Ray S. Cline, State-Sponsored Terrorism, report prepared for the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 99th Cong., 1st sess., 1985, Committee Print 56, 5-6. Bib.: U.S. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. State-Sponsored Terrorism. Report prepared by Yonah Alexander and Ray S. Cline. 99th Cong., 1st sess., 1985. Committee Print 56. OR Alexander, Yonah and Ray S. Cline. State-Sponsored Terrorism. Report prepared for the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 99th Cong., 1st sess., 1985. Committee Print 56. In-text: (Senate 1985, 5-6) OR (Alexander and Cline 1985, 5-6) Ref. list: U.S. Senate. 1985. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism. State-sponsored terrorism. Report prepared by Yonah Alexander and Ray S. Cline. 99th Cong., 1st sess. Committee Print 56. OR Alexander, Yonah and Ray S. Cline. 1985. State-sponsored terrorism. Report prepared for the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 99th Cong., 1st sess. Committee Print 56. Congressional Bills: House and Senate Bills and Resolutions NOTE: If a bill has been mentioned in the text, a footnote or in-text citation is not necessary. (17.309) Abbreviations: "HR" or "HR Res." for House bills, "S" or "S Res." for Senate bills. (17.309) "H 8353" is the page number. F. note:
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Food Security Act of 1985, HR 2100, 99th Cong., 1st sess.

If published in the Congressional Record: 19. Food Security Act of 1985, HR 2100, 99th Cong., 1st sess., Congressional Record 131 (October 8, 1985): H 8353.
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S 2404, 97th Cong., 2d sess. (April 13, 1982), Cong. Rec. 128 (April 20, 1982): S 7091.

NOTE: "Congressional Record" may be abbreviated as "Cong. Rec." in footnotes. The date a bill was introduced, as distinct from the date it was published in the Congressional Record, may be added after the congressional session (second example). (17.309) Return to Table of Contents

Bib.: U.S. Congress. House. Food Security Act of 1985. HR 2100. 99th Cong., 1st sess. Congressional Record 131, no. 132, daily ed. (October 8, 1985): H 8353-8486. In-text: (House 1985, H 8353) Ref. list: U.S. Senate. 1979. A bill to provide for military registration and mobilization assessment, and for other purposes . 96th Cong., 1st sess. S 226.

LEGAL REFERENCES
The Manual states that "In nonlegal works, the rules may be adjusted to the style of the surrounding documentation; providing adequate information to help readers find a source is more important than slavishly following prescribed forms of abbreviation and the like". (17.275) "Since almost all legal works use notes for documentation and few use bibliographies, examples...are given in note form only". (17.276) Examples below are for both styles. They follow the limited guidance in the Manual (as best as can be determined). Ask your professor if you should include the citations in a bibliography/reference list and whether to capitalize the titles in a reference list (as done below). The U. S. Statutes at Large contain laws as they were originally passed in each session of Congress with no changes/updating that may take place in later years. Volume and page number is the form of legal citation for the U. S. Statutes: 100 Stat. 56. Laws are arranged chronologically in the order in which they passed in each Congress. The U. S. Code contains current laws arranged by subject ( a "code"). It includes all changes made to them since passage. Subjects are called "titles". Title and section form a legal citation: 28 USC 2201. Normally, the current edition of the U. S. Code is cited. "" symbol means "section" (or for sections). "sec." may also be used as the abbreviation. "et seq." means "and the sections that follow".

U. S. Statutes at Large: Original form of laws as passed by Congress ("session laws") F. note:

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Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104, U.S. Statutes at Large 100 (1996): 56.

Bib.: Telecommunications Act of 1996, U.S. Statutes at Large 100 (1996). In-text: (Telecommunications Act of 1996, 4-5) Ref. list: Telecommunications Act of 1996. U.S. statutes at large (1996). Vol. 100, 301. NOTE: "100" is the volume number; "56" is a page number, as are "4 - 5". Names of laws are always capitalized.

U. S. Code: Subject arrangement of laws currently in effect (a "code")

F. note:
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Declaratory Judgment Act, U.S. Code 28 (2000), 2201.

Bib.: Declaratory Judgment Act, U.S. Code. Title 28, 2201 et seq. 2000. In-text: "...a point illustrated by the Declaratory Judgment Act." Ref. list: Declaratory Judgment Act. 2000. U.S. code. Title 28, secs. 2201-2. NOTE: Cite the name of the law in the text of the paper. Use this name as the beginning element on the bibliography/reference list entry. Names of laws are always capitalized.

U. S. Supreme Court Reports

Federal court decisions are usually cited in the footnotes and not listed separately in a bibliography/reference list. (17.276) Use the name of the case followed by the legal citation to its location: volume, abbreviated name of source, page number, and date decided. (17.284)

"U.S." means the U. S. Supreme Court Reports. F. note:

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AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Utils, Bd., 525 U.S. 366 (1999).

U. S. Constitution
The U. S. Constitution is cited by article or amendment, section and clause in the text of the paper and is not usually listed in the bibliography/reference list. Article and amendment numbers are in roman numerals, other subdivision numbers are in arabic. (17.288) In nonlegal works, "sec." (section) or "par." (paragraph) may be used rather than "" or "". (17.289) "cl." is the abbreviation for "clause". F. note:
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U.S. Const. amend. XIV, 2. ("Fourteenth Amendment" may also be used.) OR U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 4, cl. 2.

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Code of Federal Regulations

The Manual does not provide guidelines for citing this source except for a Presidential executive order. Examples are based on general guidelines. Since it is revised annually, the most recent edition of the Code of Federal Regulations is usually cited. Title 3 is the permanent compilation of Presidential executive orders, proclamations, and other material. Citations to this title should include the year (or years, if in a compilation). Legal citation format: 7 CFR 915.20 (title, part and section number) F. note:
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Code of Federal Regulations, Agricultural Marketing Service, title 7, sec. 915.20. Executive Order no. 11,609, Code of Federal Regulations, title 3, sec. 586 (1971-75).

Bib.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Code of Federal Regulations. Title 7. Agricultural Marketing Service. 2007. In-text: (Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, sec. 915.20) Ref. list: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. 2007. Code of federal regulations. Title 7. Agricultural Marketing Service.

Federal Register
The Manual does not provide guides for citing this source except for a Presidential proclamation . Examples are based on general guidelines. The Federal Register is published daily. Include the date in a citation. Legal citation format: 49 FR 2360 (volume, page number) F. note: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Change in Size Requirements, Federal Register 52, no. 234 (December 1987): 46345. President, Proclamation, "Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, Proclamation 5142, Amending Proclamation 5133," Federal Register 49, no. 2 (January 1984): 341. Bib.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Tomatoes Grown in Florida; Change in Size Requirements. Federal Register 52, no. 234 (December 1987). In-text: (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration 1987, 46345) Ref. list.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. 1987. Tomatoes grown in Florida; change in size requirements. Federal register 52, no. 234 (December).
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Treaties
Current United States treaties are issued individually by the Dept. of State in "slip" form in the Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS). Return to Table of Contents

Since 1950 the State Department has compiled treaties and agreements in annual volumes of the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements. Publication in the "annual" volumes occurs years after the treaty first appears in slip form. Instead of "no." in the examples below, treaties are often cited instead as "TIAS 12721". Individual treaty: "Slip" form - current F. note: "Conservation, Migratory Birds: Protocol between the United States of America and Canada Amending the Convention of August 16, 1916," December 14, 1995, Treaties and Other International Acts Series, no. 12721 (2003): 4. Bib.: U.S. Department of State. "Conservation, Migratory Birds: Protocol between the United States of America and Canada Amending the Convention of August 16, 1916". Treaties and Other International Acts Series. No. 12721. 2003. In-text: (U.S. Department of State 2003, 4.) Ref. list: U.S. Department of State. 2003. "Conservation, migratory birds: Protocol between the United States of America and Canada amending the convention of August 16, 1916." Treaties and other international acts series. No. 12067.
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Treaty in compilation: pre-1950

NOTE: Texts of treaties signed before 1949 are published in the United States Statutes at Large. (17.322) They are also published and commonly cited to a compilation by Charles I. Bevans, Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776 - 1949. 12 vols. Bib.: United States. "Naval Armament Limitation Treaty." February 26, 1922. United States Statutes at Large 43, pt. 2.

Treaty in annual volume: after 1950

F. note:
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"North Atlantic Treaty: Accession of Spain," May 29, 1982, Treaties and Other International Agreements 34, pt. 3: 3511.

Bib.: U.S. Department of State. "North Atlantic Treaty: Accession of Spain." May 29, 1982. Treaties and Other International Agreements 34, pt. 3. 1988. In-text: (Department of State 1988, 3511) Ref. list: U.S. Department of State. 1988. "North Atlantic Treaty: Accession of Spain". United States treaties and other international agreements , vol. 32, pt. 5.

PERIODICAL ARTICLES
In footnotes, commas are used between elements of a periodical citation. In bibliographies and reference lists, periods replace the commas. Footnotes and bibliographies: titles of articles and journals are capitalized headline style (each important word capitalized); articles titles are enclosed in quotes. Reference lists: titles and the first letter of a subtitle of articles are sentence style (first word only capitalized); article titles are not enclosed in quotation marks; journal names are capitalized headline style. Journals are normally cited by volume and date, magazines by date alone. If in doubt as to whether a periodical is a journal or magazine, use the journal form if the volume number is easily located, magazine form if it is not. (17.150) Neither month nor season is necessary (though it is not incorrect to include one or the other) when the issue number is given. (17.164) If the journal might not be known to users of the bibliography, the name of the place or institution where it is published may be added after the journal title. (17.174) If page numbers immediately follow a volume or issue number, separated only by a colon, no space follows the colon. If parenthetical information intervenes (month, issue number) a space follows the colon: (17.169) (Periodical title) 14:213-29 (Periodical title) 19 (Autumn): 164-85

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Periodical article with personal author and volume number

F. note: Richard B. Everson, "A Review of Approaches to the Detection of Genetic Damage in the Human Fetus," Environmental Health Perspectives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) 74 (1987): 112. Bib.: Everson, Richard B. "A Review of Approaches to the Detection of Genetic Damage in the Human Fetus." Environmental Health Perspectives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) 74 (October 1987): 109-17. In-text: (Everson, 1987, 110) Ref. list: Everson, Richard B. 1987. A review of approaches to the detection of genetic damage in the human fetus. Environmental Health Perspectives (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) 74 (October): 109-17.
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Periodical article with issuing agency as author, with volume number

F. note: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, "Housing and Mortgage Markets: The Post-1982 Expansion," Federal Reserve Bulletin 73 (1987): 895. Bib.: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "Housing and Mortgage Markets: The Post-1982 Expansion." Federal Reserve Bulletin 73 (December 1987): 894-903. In-text: (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1987, 898) Ref. list: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 1987. Housing and mortgage markets: The post-1982 expansion. Federal Reserve Bulletin 73 (December): 894-903.
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Periodicals numbered by issue - no volume number

NOTE: If there is no volume number, use a comma after the journal title. (17.165) F. note: Ellen Sklar, "Foster Grandparents Go Inside Prison Walls," Aging (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging), 356 (1987): 21. Bib.: Sklar, Ellen. "Foster Grandparents Go Inside Prison Walls." Aging (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging), 356 (1987): 20-22. In-text: (Sklar 1987, 20) Ref. list: Sklar, Ellen. 1987. Foster grandparents go inside prison walls. Aging (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging), 356: 20-22.
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NEBRASKA DOCUMENTS
Citations for Nebraska documents follow the format used for federal documents. Nebraska documents are issued in paper; many newer titles are only on microfiche. Ask your professor if the format should be indicated. See below for Nebraska documents in electronic format.

State agency document - agency as author

F. note:
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Nebraska Department of Labor, Women in Numbers: Working Women in Nebraska, (Lincoln, 1985): 35.

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Bib.: Nebraska Department of Labor. Division of Employment. Women in Numbers: Working Women in Nebraska. Lincoln: The Department, 1985. In-text: (Nebraska Department of Labor 1985, 35) Ref. list: Nebraska Department of Labor. Division of Employment. 1985. Women in numbers: working women in Nebraska. Lincoln: The Department.

State agency document - personal author

F. note:
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Rebecca S. Fahrlander, Business Women in Small Town Nebraska (Omaha: University of Nebraska at Omaha): 8.

Bib.: Fahrlander, Rebecca S. Business Women in Small Town Nebraska. A report prepared for the Center for Applied Urban Research. Omaha: University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1981. In-text: (Fahrlander 1981, 8) Ref. list: Fahrlander, Rebecca S. 1981. Business women in small town Nebraska. A report prepared for the Center for Applied Urban Research. Omaha: University of Nebraska at Omaha.

NEBRASKA DOCUMENT PERIODICAL ARTICLES

Footnotes and bibliographies: titles of articles and journals are capitalized headline style (each important word capitalized) Reference lists: titles and the first letter of a subtitle of articles are sentence style (first word only capitalized); journal names are capitalized headline style. Do not enclose article title in quotation marks.

Article with a personal author

NOTE: Add issuing agency if periodical title is generic or may not be known to users of the bibliography. (17.174) F. note: Vernon L. Souders, "To Make a Record of This Land: The Geologist as Public Servant," Resource Notes (Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources) 2 (1987): 5. Bib.: Souders, Vernon L. "To Make a Record of This Land: The Geologist as Public Servant." Resource Notes (Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources) 2 (1987): 4-12. In-text: (Souders 1987, 7) Ref. list: Souders, Vernon L. 1987. To make a record of this land: The geologist as public servant. Resources Notes (Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources) 2:4-12.
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Article with issuing agency as author

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Nebraska Department of Economic Development, "Norfolk's Success Story," Nebraska Development News 2 (December): 1

Bib.: Nebraska Department of Economic Development. "Norfolk's Success Story." Nebraska Development News 2 (December): 1-2 In-text: (Nebraska Department of Economic Development 1985, 35) Ref. list: Nebraska Department of Economic Development. 1987. Norfolk's success story. Nebraska Development News 2 (December): 1-2.

NEBRASKA LEGAL REFERENCES

According to the Chicago Manual, statutory and court documents are usually cited in footnotes and are not listed separately in a bibliography/reference list. (17.276) Examples for both styles are below. Return to Table of Contents

The Nebraska Statutes were last comprehensively revised in 1943 which is why the current edition still has that date. Names of state laws are in roman (not italicized); names of codes are italicized. The date a law passed may be included in parentheses. See also information for federal legal documents, above. "" means "section", "", sections; the first number is the "chapter" number. Date following the title indicates the year the volume was updated or supplemented. (17.312)

Nebraska Statutes: Subject arrangement of Nebraska laws currently in effect (a "code")

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Election Act, Reissue of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943 (2004), 32-101.

Bib.: Election Act (1994). Reissue of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943 (2004). Chap. 32, 101-1551. In-text: (Election Act, Reissue of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943, 32-104) Ref. list: Election Act (1994). 2004. Reissue of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, 1943. Chap. 32, 101-1551. Legal citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. 32-101. (Cum. Supp. 2004) or R.R.S. Neb. 1943 32-101 (2004).

Laws of Nebraska: Original form of laws passed each year ("session laws")
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Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, LB 341, Laws of Nebraska, 2007: 2.

Bib.: Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. Laws of Nebraska, 2007. 2007. LB 341, 1-15. In-text: (Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, Laws of Nebraska, 2007, 2) Ref. list: Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act. 2007. Laws of Nebraska, 2007. LB 341, 1-15. Legal citation: This set is usually cited as "Laws, 2007, LB 341" but this does not indicate the state from which the laws came. Ask your professor if you should add "Nebraska" to the citation.

Decisions of the Nebraska Supreme Court and Nebraska Court of Appeals

NOTE: Cases are usually cited in a footnote and not included on a reference list/bibliography. First number is the number of the volume in which the case appears; the second is the page where the case starts. Nebraska Supreme Court Reports: F. note:
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State v. Hansen, 249 Neb. 177 (1995).

Nebraska Court of Appeals Reports: F. note:

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Bevins v. Gettman, 13 Neb. App. 555 (2007).

Nebraska Constitution
NOTE: The Manual offers two styles for citing a state constitution; dates in parentheses have been added for clarity. (17.288) Legal style: F. note: 41. Neb. Const. of 1875 (amended through 2004), art. III, 1. Manual style: F. note: 42. Nebraska Constitution (2004), art. 3, sec. 1.

ELECTRONIC FORMATS
The Manual states that titles of electronic sources are italicized; format for the rest of a citation follows print sources. It states: "When in doubt, avoid italics and quotation marks and give as much information as may be useful; too much is better than too little." (16.18)

If you must break a URL because it is too long to fit on one line, do so after a slash, double slash or before a tilde, period, comma, hyphen, underline, question mark, number sign, or percent symbol. URL's may also be broken before or after an equals sign or ampersand. Do not add a hyphen to denote a line break and a hyphen that is part of a URL should not appear at the end of a line. (17.11) Do not enclose the URL in angle brackets (< >). (17.10). The Manual recommends that access dates not be included. (17.12) If it is required, include it parenthetically at the end of the citation: (accessed January 7, 2008). See example for online database, below. The Manual does not mention including the name of the index/database from which the document was retrieved. Ask your professor if this would be useful information to include, especially in the case of subscription-only databases which do not allow access by the public.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Government report via GPO Access
F. note: U.S. Government Accountability Office, No Child Left Behind Act: More Information Would Help States Determine Which Teachers Are Highly Qualified (2003), 3, http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gaoreports/index.html. Bib.: U.S. Government Accountability Office. No Child Left Behind Act: More Information Would Help States Determine Which Teachers Are Highly Qualified. Publication No. GAO-03-631. 2003. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gaoreports/index.html. In-text: (U.S. Government Accountability Office 2003, 3) Ref. list: U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2003. No Child Left Behind Act: More information would help states determine which teachers are highly qualified. Publication No. GAO-03-631. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gaoreports/index.html.
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Online document via MarciveWeb DOCS index: Congressional hearing

F. note: House Committee on the Judiciary, Prospects for American Workers: Immigration's Impact, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 108th Cong., 1st sess. (2004), 10, http://0-www.marcive.com.rosi.unk.edu/webdocs/webdocs.dll. Bib.: U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Prospects for American Workers: Immigration's Impact, Hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 108th Cong., 1st sess., October 30, 2003. Serial no. 108-60. 2004. http://0-www.marcive.com.rosi.unk.edu/webdocs/webdocs.dll. In-text: (House 2004, 10) Ref. list: U.S. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. 2004. Prospects for American workers: Immigration's impact, hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims of the House Committee on the Judiciary. 108th Cong., 1st sess., October 30, 2003. Serial no. 108-60. http://0-www.marcive.com.rosi.unk.edu/webdocs/webdocs.dll.
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Periodical Article: Agency web site

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Rochelle L. Dalla, Sheran Cramer, and Kay Stanek, "Economic Strain and Community Concerns in Three Meatpacking Communities," Rural America (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service) 17 (2002): 21, http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ruralamerica/ra171/ra171c.pdf. Bib.: Dalla, Rochelle L., Sheran Cramer, and Kaye Stanek. "Economic Strain and Community Concerns in Three Meatpacking Communities." Rural America 17, 20-25 (2002). Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ruralamerica/ra171/ra171c.pdf. In-text: (Dalla 2002, 24) Ref. list: Dalla, Rochelle L., Sheran Cramer, and Kaye Stanek. 2002. Economic strain and community concerns in three meatpacking communities. Rural America 17, 20-25. Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ruralamerica/ra171/ra171c.pdf. Return to Table of Contents

CD/DVD
NOTE: A specific part or section on a CD/DVD may also be included as part of the title in the citation. (See next example.) F. note: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3A, Nebraska (Washington, DC: n.d.). CD-ROM. Bib.: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3A, Nebraska . Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, n.d. CD-ROM. In-text: (U.S. Bureau of the Census, n.d.) Ref. list: U.S. Bureau of the Census. (n.d.) 1990 census of population and housing, summary tape file 3A, Nebraska. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census. CD-ROM.
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Statistical table on CD
F. note: U.S. Bureau of the Census, "Means of Transportation to Work, Kearney City, Nebraska", in 1990 Census of Population and Housing Summary Tape File 3A (Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, n.d.), CD-ROM. Bib.: U.S. Bureau of the Census. "Means of Transportation to Work, Kearney City, Nebraska". In 1990 Census of Population and Housing Summary Tape File 3A. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, n.d. CD-ROM. In-text: (U.S. Bureau of the Census, n.d.) Ref. list: U.S. Bureau of the Census. n.d. Means of transportation to work, Kearney city, Nebraska. In 1990 Census of population and housing summary tape file 3A. Washington, DC Bureau of the Census. CD-ROM. Online database (From 17.358) F. note:
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NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ (object name IRAS F00400+4059; accessed August

1, 2001). In-text: (NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database [object name IRAS F00400+4059]) Bibliography or Reference list: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. http://nedwww.ipac.caltech.edu/ (object name IRAS F00400+4059; accessed August 1, 2001).

CONGRESSIONAL AND LEGAL MATERIALS

Congressional bill - Lexis/Nexis Congressional NOTE: The Manual states that if material is obtained from a subscription database, the URL for only the main entrance of the service should be included. (A URL leading directly to a specific title is the result of the search done to retrieve it. The URL is not stable but is generated as a result of the search.) Even if a stable URL to a specific resource is available, the main entrance one is easier to reproduce. (17.359) See next example if page numbers are not present. F. note:
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Violence Against Women Act of 1999, HR 357, House, 106th Cong., 1st sess., 1999, sec. 122, http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. Bib.: U.S. Congress. House. Violence Against Women Act of 1999. HR 357. 106th Cong., 1st sess. 1999. http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. In-text: (House 1999, sec. 122) Ref. list.: U.S. Congress. House. 1999. Violence Against Women Act of 1999, HR 357, 106th Cong., 1st sess. http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. NOTE: Names of acts are always capitalized. Return to Table of Contents

House or Senate report or document - Lexis/Nexis Congressional NOTE: If there are no page numbers, add a descriptive locator, such as a subheading, to footnotes and in-text citations if doing so will be helpful. (17.181) F. note: 50. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1998, 105th Cong., 2d sess., 1998, S. Rept. 105-273, under "General statement, Background", http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. Bib.: U.S. Congress. Senate. Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1998. S. Rept. No. 105-273. 105th Cong., 2d sess. http://0web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. In-text: (Senate 1998, under "General statement, Background") Ref. list.: U.S. Congress. Senate. 1998. Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act of 1998. S. Rept. No. 105-273. 105th Cong., 2d sess. http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. NOTE: Use. "H. Rept." for a House report, "H. Doc." or "S. Doc." for House or Senate documents. Congressional Record - Lexis/Nexis Congressional F. note: Senator Kerrey of Nebraska, S. 1205, amendment no. 3275, prohibit Environmental Protection Agency enforcement of public drinking water treatment requirements for copper, July 23, 1998, 105th Cong., 2d sess., Congressional Record 144: S8830, http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. NOTE: S8830 is the page number - Senate portion of Congressional Record. "H" numbers indicate proceedings from the House of Representatives. In-text: (Congressional Record 1998, S8830) Bib.: U.S. Congress. Congressional Record. 105th Cong., 2d sess., 1998. Vol. 144, no. 100. http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. Ref. list.: U.S. Congress. 1998. 105th Cong., 2nd sess. Congressional record 144, no. 100. http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/.
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Online Legal References

NOTE: See also legal section, above for more information on citing legal materials. Citations to legal materials are usually not included in reference lists or bibliographies. U. S. Statutes at Large (Stat.) - Lexis/Nexis Congressional F. note: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998 , Public Law 105-332, 105th Cong., 2d sess. (October 31, 1998), 3077, http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. U. S. Code (USC) - Lexis/Nexis Congressional F. note: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, U.S. Code 20 (1998) 2301 et seq., http://0-web.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. NOTE: Title 20, section 2301. "et seq." means the act includes other sections that follow the initial section. U. S. Constitution - GPO Access F. note: The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation, 1998 Suppl., S. Doc. 106-8, http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/-senate/constitution/index.html. Constitution of the United States of America, Amend. 1, Religious and Political Freedom, U.S.C.S. Const., 2005, http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/-senate/constitution/index.html. NOTE: "U.S.C.S": United States Code Service Return to Table of Contents
55. 54. 53. 52.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents or Public Papers of the President via GPO Access F. note: G. W. Bush, "Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union, January 20, 2004," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 95, http://frwebgate4.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=8408815916+15+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve. U. S. Supreme Court Reports (U.S.) - Lexis/Nexis Academic F. note: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), http://0www.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/us/lnacademic/. NOTE: 438 is the volume number, 265 is the first page of the decision. Date, (1978), is when the case was decided. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)- Lexis/Nexis Academic F. note: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, "Minerals management", Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, pt. 9, sec. 1 2004, http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/us/lnacademic/. Federal Register (FR) - Lexis/Nexis Congressional F. note: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, "Maryland, Three Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures for Operations at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Flight Restricted Area", Federal Register 70 (10 February 2004): 7150 (to be codified at 49 C.F.R. 1562), http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/congcomp/. NOTE: Volume 70, page 7,150. Title 49, part 1562 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
59. 58. 57. 56.

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS FROM NEBRASKA STATE AGENCIES

Nebraska agency publication - personal author(s)
F. note: M. Link and D. Inman, Ground Water Monitoring at Livestock Waste Control Facilities in Nebraska, December, 2003, Nebraska Dept. of Environmental Quality, http://www.deq.state.ne.us/Publica.nsf/Pages/WAT062. Bib.: Link, M. and D. Inman. Ground Water Monitoring at Livestock Waste Control Facilities in Nebraska, December, 2003. Nebraska Dept. of Environmental Quality. http://www.deq.state.ne.us/Publica.nsf/Pages/WAT062. In-text: (Link, Inman 2003) Ref. list.: Link, M., and D. Inman. 2004. Ground water monitoring at livestock waste control facilities in Nebraska, December, 2003. Nebraska Dept. of Environmental Quality. http://www.deq.state.ne.us/Publica.nsf/Pages/WAT062.
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Nebraska agency publication - agency as author

F. note: Nebraska Health and Human Services System, Nebraska Adolescents: The Results of 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of Nebraska Public High School Students (Grades 9 - 12), 2004, http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/srd/2003_YRBS.pdf. Bib.: Nebraska Health and Human Services System. Nebraska Adolescents: The Results of 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of Nebraska Public High School Students (Grades 9 - 12). 2004. http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/srd/2003_YRBS.pdf. In-text: (Nebraska Health and Human Services System 2004) Ref. list.: Nebraska Health and Human Services System. 2004. Nebraska adolescents: The results of 2003 youth risk behavior survey of Nebraska public high school students (grades 9 - 12). http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/srd/2003_YRBS.pdf.
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Periodical article from a Nebraska agency

F. note:
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J. Sutherland, "Job Vacancy Survey Update," Economic Trends: A Monthly Review of Labor Market Information, 1: 4 (2004), http://www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm?PRICAT=4&SUBCAT=4C&APP=4C10&action=trends. Bib.: Sutherland, J. "Job Vacancy Survey Update." Economic Trends: A Monthly Review of Labor Market Information , 1 (2004): 4-6 , Nebraska Dept. of Labor. http://www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm?PRICAT=4&SUBCAT=4C&APP=4C10&action=trends. In-text: (Sutherland 2004) Ref. list.: Sutherland, J. 2004. Job vacancy survey update. Economic trends: A monthly review of labor market information, 1: 4-6. Nebraska Dept. of Labor. http://www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm?PRICAT=4&SUBCAT=4C&APP=4C10&action=trends. NOTE: Vol. 1, pgs. 4 - 6. If there is a personal author, include the name of the state agency to indicate the source since state agency documents may not be well-known. This is especially important when the title of the publication is generic as in this example.

Statistical table
F. note: Nebraska State Data Center, Nebraska Counties Ranked by Selected Social and Economic Characteristics: 2000 Census , (n.d.), http://www.unomaha.edu/~cpar/sf3table_2.pdf. Bib.: Nebraska State Data Center. University of Nebraska at Omaha. Nebraska Counties Ranked by Selected Social and Economic Characteristics: 2000 Census. (n.d.) http://www.unomaha.edu/~cpar/sf3table_2.pdf. In-text: (Nebraska State Data Center n.d.) Ref. list.: Nebraska State Data Center. University of Nebraska at Omaha. (n.d.) Nebraska counties ranked by selected social and economic characteristics: 2000 census. http://www.unomaha.edu/~cpar/sf3table_2.pdf.
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Publications from the Unicameral Web Site

Nebraska Blue Book
F. note: Nebraska, Unicameral, "Nebraska Presidential Election Statistics, 1868 - 2000", in Nebraska Blue Book, 2002 - 2003 (2003), 983, http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/bluebook/polit/elections.pdf. Bib.: Nebraska. Unicameral. "Elections: Nebraska Presidential Election Statistics, 1868 - 2000." In Anderson, A. D., ed. Nebraska Blue Book, 2002 - 2003, 981 - 1030. 2003. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/bluebook/polit/elections.pdf. In-text: (Nebraska, Unicameral 2003) Ref. list.: Nebraska. Unicameral. 2003. Elections: Nebraska Presidential election statistics, 1868 - 2000. In Anderson, A. D., ed. Nebraska blue book, 2002 - 2003, 981 - 1030. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/bluebook/polit/elections.pdf. NOTE: Pages 981 - 1030.
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Unicameral Update
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Nebraska, Unicameral, "Committee Kills Bill Allowing Home Schoolers to Join Public School Activities," Unicameral Update: The Nebraska Legislature's Weekly Publication , 28 no. 7 (2005 ): 4, http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/update/pdf_archives/2005/issue7.pdf. Bib.: Nebraska. Unicameral. "Committee Kills Bill Allowing Home Schoolers to Join Public School Activities." Unicameral Update: The Nebraska Legislature's Weekly Publication, 28 no. 7 (2005) : 4. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/update/pdf_archives/2005/issue7.pdf. In-text: (Nebraska, Unicameral 2005) Return to Table of Contents

Ref. list.: Nebraska. Unicameral. 2005. Committee kills bill allowing home schoolers to join public school activities. Unicameral update: The Nebraska legislature's weekly publication, 28 no. 7: 4. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/update/pdf_archives/2005/issue7.pdf. NOTE: Volume 28, issue 7, page 4.

Legislative bill
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Nebraska, Unicameral, Employment Security Law, LB 739 (2005), http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/pdf/INTRO_LB739.pdf.

Bib.: Nebraska. Unicameral. 99th Legislature, 1st sess. Employment Security Law, LB 739. 2005. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/pdf/INTRO_LB739.pdf. In-text: (Nebraska, Unicameral 2005) Ref. list.: Nebraska. Unicameral. 99th Legislature, 1st sess. 2005. Employment Security Law, LB 739. http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/pdf/INTRO_LB739.pdf.

Nebraska Statutes
F. note:
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Disposition of Personal Property, Landlord and Tenant Act, Reissue of the Revised Statues of Nebraska 1943 69-2301 (2004), http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/QS/laws.php?mode=view_sta&sta=s6923001000. NOTE: Chapter 69, section 2301, published in 2004. Legal citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. 69-2301. (Cum. Supp. 2004) or R.R.S. Neb. 1943 69-2301 (2004)

Decisions of the Nebraska Supreme Court or Nebraska Court of Appeals: Lexis/Nexis Academic
F. note:
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Nancy D. Vice v. Darm Corporation, 224 Neb. 1 (1986) (395 N.W.2d 524), http://0www.lexisnexis.com.rosi.unk.edu/us/lnacademic/. Legal citation: Vice v. Darm Corp. 224 Neb. 1 NOTE: Volume 224, case begins on page 1". Include the parallel citation to the regional reporter ( North Western Reporter) location of the same case. Abbreviation for the Nebraska Court of Appeals is "Neb. Ct. App.": 10 Neb. Ct. App. 69 (include citation to N.W.2d also).

Nebraska Administrative Code: Nebr. Secretary of State Web Site

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Nebraska, Secretary of State, "Rules and Regulations Concerning the Administration of the Affordable Housing Act, Administrative Code 86 (1997): 5, http://www.sos.state.ne.us/business/regsearch/Rules/Economic_Development_Dept_of/Title86/Chapter-4and5.pdf. Legal citation: 86 NAC 5 NOTE: Title 86, chapter 5. Nebraska Administrative Code is abbreviated "NAC".

Diana J. Keith Associate Professor Government Documents Librarian Calvin T. Ryan Library University of Nebraska at Kearney Revised April, 2008 Reviewed July 28, 2010 (RK)

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