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The Legislative Resource Center (LRC)
assists with the retrieval of legislative information and records of the House for
congressional offices and the public. The Legislative Resource Center provides
centralized access to all published documents originated and produced by the House
and its committees, to the historical records of the House, and to public disclosure
documents. The Legislative Resource Center combines the responsibilities of several
previously separate officesthe House Library, House Historical Services, the House
Document Room, the Office of Legislative Information, and the Office of Records and
Registration.
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Under Rule II
of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk of the House is charged
with the responsibility of maintaining two copies of printed documents of the House
as well as the House Journal "in the library at his office" for use by the
Members and staff. The Clerk has maintained a legislative and legal reference library since
the Second Congress in 1792. Since the 104th Congress, the library services
have been provided by Legislative Resource Center (LRC). The LRC has a small
staff available to assist researchers and maintains a study area for library
patrons.
Collection Contents
In addition to a reference collection of encyclopedias, congressional biographies, and statistical information about Congress, the following holdings are available:
House and Senate Journals (1st Congress to present)
Congressional Record and Its Predecessors (1st Congress to present)
House Reports and Documents (4th Congress to present)
House Bills and Resolutions (6th Congress to present)
House Committee Hearings (61st Congress to present)
Senate Reports (30th Congress to present)
Senate Documents (15th Congress to present)
Congressional Directories (34th Congress to present)
Precedents (Hinds & Cannon's, Deschlers)
The collection also consists of additional information related to legislation or the federal government:
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Federal Register
Compilation of Presidential Documents
United States Statutes at Large
United States Code
United States Code Annotated
Federal Reporter (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Series)
Federal Supplement
U.S. Reports
United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN)
Treaties
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Congressional Quarterly (Weekly Reports, Almanacs, and Others)
Use of Collection
The research and library materials of the LRC are maintained in closed stacks and can be retrieved
by the LRC staff on request. Materials can be reviewed in the LRC reading room. Inquiries can be
made at the main LRC desk. To facilitate research, it is most advantageous to call ahead to insure
availability of materials and to have them retrieved before you visit.
Library Users
Members and permanent employees of the House may check out books and other materials for short-term
loans. No materials may leave the LRC before they are first signed out by a permanent staff member.
As the LRC also functions as the permanent archives of House documents, some materials are deemed
irreplaceable and may only be borrowed with the specific written permission of the Clerk. No LRC
materials from the permanent collection may be removed from the Capitol compound or sent to district
offices.
Senate Bills and Hearings
The LRC retains Senate Journals, Reports, and Documents. However, we do not maintain Senate bills
nor hearings. For more information about Senate bills and hearings, please visit the Senate's
Legislative Activities section.
Serial Set
The "Serial Set" is the compilation of all House and Senate Reports, Conference Reports,
and House and Senate Documents published and bound into one set of documents. The LRC holds
a complete Serial Set of House materials since the 4th Congress and of Senate material since
the 30th Congress. When requesting these materials, please include the Congress from which
the report or document originated.
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Mailing Address
B-106 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-6612
Telephone Number
(202) 226-5200
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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Solicitations
Obtain Office of the Clerk solicitation requests and forms.
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Write
Your Representative
Identify and contact your Representative using the Write
Your Representative feature on the House Web site.
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