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Institutional, biographical, and statistical information provided by the Senate Historical Office.

Historical highlights of the House of Representatives from the Office of the Clerk.

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to Present: Searchable biographical directory.
Biographies of Women in Congress (Past and Present) (Office of the Clerk)
The Political Graveyard (Larry Kestenbaum, University of Michigan): A database of deceased American politicans. Interesting historical Congressional trivia.

Personal Papers of Past Members of Congress (University of Delaware): A guide to archival locations of papers; papers not online.
Center for Legislative Archives (National Archives and Records Administration): The repository, reference center, and outreach facility for records of the U.S. Congress at the National Archives and Records Administration, dating from the First Congress. The official records from congressional committees represent the core holdings.
Historical Congressional Documents (THOMAS): Searchable and browsable early Congressional documents, including Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention broadsides; the Constitution, Bill of Rights and other amendments; Declaration of Independence; and the Federalist Papers.
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 (Library of Congress): Documents of the Continental Congress & the Constitutional Convention; Statutes & Documents; Journals of Congress; Debates of Congress.
Journals of the House of Representatives, 1991-1998 (GPO Access): The official record of the proceedings of each legislative day in the House, as required by the U.S. Constitution.


Election Statistics, 1920 - Present (Office of the Clerk): Presidential and Congressional statistics by state.

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