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General
A Congressional Staff Organization (CSO) is an organization, a majority of whose
members are House employees, that exists for the purpose of facilitating interaction
among congressional staff.
Click on the links below to access directories of registered
Congressional Staff
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110th Congress
Staff (CSOs)
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109th Congress
Staff (CSOs)
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108th Congress
Staff (CSOs)
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107th Congress
Staff (CSOs)
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Registration
Each Congress, in order to use official resources of the House (i.e., inside mail, House Intranet, etc.), a CSO must electronically register with the Committee on House Administration.
Step 1: Identify a sponsoring Member for the CSO.
Step 2: Prepare a letter (click here to see a draft), on official letterhead from the sponsoring Member, to the Committee on House Administration with the following information:
- CSO Name
- Statement of purpose
- Name, Phone Number, and Email Address of officers of the staff organization
- Specify which of the following resources the CSO requests use of:
a. Inside mail
b. House Intranet site
c. Postbox at House Postal Operations
- Name of individuals designated to maintain web and mail services on behalf of the CSO (if applicable.)
Step 2: Submit the letter online in PDF format at CSO Registration
Step 3: Receive approval (via email) from the Committee on House Administration.
Step 4: Check the 110th Congress Page for your CSO’s listing.
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Membership
After the CSO is registered, the sponsoring Member may submit, at any time, a letter
requesting access to Inside Mail, a House postbox, or a presence on the House Intranet
for CSO related activities.
At least one officer of a CSO must be an employee of the House, and all officers must be employees of the House or Senate.
Official Resources and Conduct
- Other than as specified in this section, House staff that participates in a CSO
may make only incidental use of official resources for activities related to a CSO.
- A CSO is not an employing authority of the House and may not be assigned separate
office space.
- A CSO should contact the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct at x57103 before
accepting anything of monetary value from a private source.
Click here to view the Member Handbook guidelines
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