Congress.gov contains abstracts of "Senate Communications," which include executive communications, presidential messages, and petitions and memorials from the 100th Congress (1987-1988) to the present. To access Senate Communications, look under the Senate heading on the homepage and click on “Communications to the Senate.” You can search for a communication by citation or keyword via the search box at the top of the screen and can narrow down your result by Congress. You can also narrow your results or browse for an executive communication using the facets on the results page, which include Congress, communication type, and Senate committee. A reference to aCongressional Recorddate will appear on the abstract page for presidential messages. If you would like to view the message in its entirety, you can use this date to locate it in theCongressional Record.
Further, veto messages are linked in a bill’s summary and status page for affected legislation. Simply find the entry for the veto message on the bill’s “Actions” tab, click on the linkedCongressional Recordcitation, and it will take you to the issue that contains the veto message.
Researchers can also find the Congressional Record on Congress.gov, dating back to 1873. TheCongressional Recordincludes presidential messages, including veto messages. To learn more about theCongressional Recordand its predecessors, click on the "Debates of Congress" section of this guide.
