The Basic Law (facsimile, 1949) © German Bundestag

Documents that have been drawn up in the course of legislative and administrative work are catalogued, preserved and made available to the public in the Parliamentary Archives. Other holdings include photographs and Internet pages as well as video recordings of plenary sittings, committee meetings, public hearings and special events.

The Parliamentary Archives collect legislative documentation of all kinds, including documents and printed papers produced for the plenary and the committees of the German Bundestag and the Bundesrat.

The Official Handbook and the Public List of Registered Associations are also compiled by the Parliamentary Archives Division.