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Government Documents: Examples for Works Cited Lists

 

APA

Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998: Hearing before the
      Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate,

      105th Cong., (1998).

 

Important Elements:

  • Issuing agency
  • Title of the document
  • Number of the Congress
  • Session number of Congress
  • Place of publication
  • Date of publication
  • Document number (if given)
  • SuDoc number

Note: Spacing is important.  Some citations appear identical but differ in slight ways, like indentation.  For example, compare Chicago, MLA, and Turabian.  Consult individual guides for exact spacing.

Chicago/ Turabian

U.S. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing
      on The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998
. 105th Cong.,
      2nd sess., July 8, 1998.

Note: Adapted from examples on page 738 of Chicago Manual of Style 15th edition.

MLA

United States. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing
     on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998. 105th Cong.,
     2nd sess. S.J. Res. 1529. Washington: GPO, 1999.

 

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