National History Day® 2022-2023

Published: September 22, 2022

Featured Content
Resources on the theme of "Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas"

National History Day 2022-23 Theme National History Day® (NHD) is a non-profit education organization established in 1974, that provides educational programs helping students and teachers influence the future through discovery of the past. The National History Day® Contest is a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 6th to 12th-grade students. The experience ends with a series of contests at the local and affiliate levels and an annual national competition in the nation's capital in June. The 2022-2023 historical theme is “Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas." Students select topics related to the annual theme, examine the historical importance, and create a presentation. (Source: National History Day® )


GPO's GovInfo provides access to a wealth of official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government to assist students and educators with their project research. In addition to viewing the resources linked on this page, be sure to:

  • Check out What’s Available to see publications by collection and examples of content, and
  • Head to the Tutorials and Handouts page for information that will help guide students through the search process.

Samples of Content on GovInfo Related to This Year's Theme


United States Congressional Serial Set
The United States Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, is a compilation of all numbered House and Senate reports and documents, including executive reports and treaty documents, issued for each session of Congress. Documenting events of the U.S. Congress over the years, the Serial Set is one of the Nation’s most treasured publications. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), in collaboration with the Law Library of Congress, has started a large multi-year effort to digitize and make accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set back to the first volume, which was published in 1817. Check out the U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Browse by Topic page for a wide selection of publications related to this year's theme.

People


Places
Ideas
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Publications - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
  • Notable NIST Publications
  • H. Doc. 110-49 - How Our Laws are Made - Revised and Updated By John V. Sullivan, Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Congressional Bills - Congressional bills are legislative proposals from the House of Representatives and Senate within the United States Congress.
    • Congressional Reports - Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation.
  • Congressional Hearings - A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law.
  • Congressional Documents - The Congressional Documents collection consists of House Documents, Senate Documents, and Senate Treaty Documents.
  • Congressional Committee Prints - Congressional Committee Prints are publications issued by Congressional Committees that include topics related to their legislative or research activities, as well as other matters such as memorial tributes.
  • Budget of the United States Government - Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year.
  • Public and Private Laws - Public and private laws are also known as slip laws. A slip law is an official publication of the law and is competent evidence admissible in all state and Federal courts and tribunals of the United States. Public laws affect society as a whole, while private laws affect an individual, family, or small group.
  • United States Statutes at Large - The United States Statutes at Large, typically referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.
  • Statute Compilations - The Office of the Legislative Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives maintains a corpus of Statute Compilations of public laws that either do not appear in the U.S. Code or that have been classified to a title of the U.S. Code that has not been enacted into positive law. Each Statute Compilation incorporates the amendments made to the underlying statute since it was originally enacted.
  • United States Code - The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
  • Federal Register - Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
  • Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition) - The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
  • H. Doc. 112-129 - Constitution of the United States with Index and the Declaration of Independence, Pocket Edition
  • Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives - This collection contains four series of volumes of precedent: Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives (2017 series), Deschler’s Precedents (1936-2013), Cannon’s Precedents (1907-1936), and Hinds’ Precedents (1789-1907).
  • Riddick's Senate Procedure - Named after Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus Floyd M. Riddick, this Senate document contains the contemporary precedents and practices of the Senate.

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