The journal is a particular parliamentary record that contains the record of debates, commitee reports and meetings resolutions of legislators and other evidence
Legislative history includes any earlier similar Bills and materials introduced in the course of creating legislation, but not passed by the legislature such as committee reports, analysis by legislative counsel, committee hearings, floor debates, and histories of actions taken.
Legislative history records document the development of state laws as they are crafted, debated, amended, and approved or rejected by the legislature. In this respect, legislative history records are vitally important as an indication of what is called the legislative intent of laws.
Legislative history is never the only consideration in a case
In addition to the potential threat Iraq posed to the U.S., Pres. Bush had to take into consideration the threat against U.S. allies in the region. The 2003 invasion of Iraq resulted in the arrest of Saddam Hussein and the removal of his regime.
