How to Cite a Hearing in APA 7th edition

The published record of a legislative committee’s hearing.

Example in APA 7th edition

Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence: Hearing on S. Hrg. 118-037, U.S. Senate (2023). https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CHRG-118shrg52706
In-text (Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence, 2023)

What APA 7th edition includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Hearing Title
  • Legislative Body
  • Date Held
  • Hearing Number
  • URL

Note the committee name, hearing title, Congress and session numbers, and date. Transcripts may have separate pagination from published records.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in APA 7th edition.

A Hearing in other styles

MLA 9th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) IEEE Vancouver

Other sources in APA 7th edition

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