Parliamentary Outreach Program

LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH SOURCES ON THE INTERNET

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WEB SOURCES:

The Constitution- www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html

Amendments to the Constitution- www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html

Committee Rules- www.house.gov/CommitteeWWW.html

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE U.S. CONGRESS

Database containing full text of committee reports, legislation, the Congressional Record, and the Congressional Record index- www.congress.gov

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

Opening Day Rules Package- www.house.gov/rules/rules_109.htm

Rules of the House- www.house.gov/rules/house_rules.htm

Section-by-Section Summary of Recodified Rules- http://www.house.gov/rules/109rules_secsum.htm

Special Rules- (Resolutions governing floor consideration of bills) - www.house.gov/rules/special_rules.htm

HOUSE INTERNET LAW LIBRARY

Law Library Menu- http://uscode.house.gov/ Provides links to the rules of the House, the House Rules and Manual, etc.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

THOMAS-(L.O.C.’s Legislative Information Database) http://thomas.loc.gov

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

CRS Issue Briefs, Links to Legislation, Congressional Staff Reference Desk, Order Documents On-Line, etc- http://lcweb.loc.gov/crs/

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

House Rules and Manual- www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong014.html