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accounts - create a Congress.gov account to manage saved searches
Active Legislation (Senate.gov finding aid)
agencies
Departments and Agencies of the U.S. Government - USA.gov
Organization Chart of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government - USA.gov
Amending Appropriation Bills: a Basic Guide - House Committee on Rules
amendment in the nature of a substitute
amendments to the Constitution - Constitution Annotated
anomalies - Legislative Data Anomalies
AOC - Architect of the Capitol
appropriations – See Appropriations and Budget Research Guide
archived congressional websites
Library of Congress archived websites - includes archived websites of Representatives and Senators from the 107th and 108th Congresses.
National Archives Web Harvests- one-time captures of Federal agency websites
Audio and Visual Coverage Research Guide
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Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights- National Archives
Bill of Rights – Primary Documents in American History
Bill of Rights in the Constitution Annotated
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774-)
books - Library of Congress Online Catalog
browse lists - view items filtered by selected criteria
budget - See Appropriations and Budget Research Guide
Budget of the United States Government - GPO
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C-SPAN- live TV and radio coverage of proceedings of the U.S. Congress
calendars - See Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Cannon's Precedents of the House- GPO
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office website
Center for Legislative Archives - National Archives repository of Congressional records
Century of Lawmaking - Congressional documents and debates 1774-1875
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Annual edition from GPO
committee websites: House and Senate- may include transcripts of hearings, markups, and reports
committees
Committees of the U.S. Congress
House Committee Hearings and Meetings Video
Subcommittee Jurisdiction by Program - GPO (PDF)
congress (i.e. 2-year time frame)
Congress.gov - learn about Congress.gov
Congresses and corresponding years, 1927-
Congressional Agencies
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
CRS - Congressional Research Service
GAO - Government Accountability Office
GPO - Government Printing Office
LOC - Library of Congress
congressional apportionment
Congressional Apportionment Census
Congressional Apportionment Census 2010
Congressional Apportionment Census 2000 Brief (PDF) - trends 1900-2000
Congressional apportionment in the House by state - number of Representatives; 1st Census-present; from House Clerk
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Directory - official printed directory from GPO
Congressional District Maps - from the National Atlas of the United States
congressional districts: Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, congressional districts
Congressional Documents - selected House documents and Senate documents from GPO
Congressional gold medal recipients - Clerk of the House list, 1776-
Congressional Pictorial Directory (GPO)
About the Congressional Record
congressional report - see also committee report
Congressional Research Service - see CRS
Constitution Annotated - Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation. Legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based on Supreme Court case law.
continuing resolution (continuing appropriation)
CRS - Congressional Research Service
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See also: Congressional Record
Data.gov - machine readable data sets of the Executive branch; launched May 2009 by Federal CIO Council
Days in Session calendars for House and Senate. See also Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Declaration of Independence - Primary Documents in American History; Library of Congress web guide
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embed a search box - For instructions and code go to How to Embed the Search Box on Your Website.
Enactment of a Law - by the Senate Parliamentarian
ethics
House Ethics Manual (PDF) and other documents from the Committee on Ethics
Senate Ethics Manual (PDF) and other documents from the Select Committee on Ethics
Archive of Senate Executive calendars
executive orders
Codification of Presidential proclamations and executive orders (National Archives), 1945-1989
Index - National Archives - Executive orders disposition tables, 1953-
Presidential documents on National Archives (NARA) website
White House Presidential Actions - recent executive orders, Presidential memoranda, and proclamations
executive reports - GPO
executive vacancies - Federal Vacancies Act reports - GAO; Judicial vacancies - US Courts
Expiring authorizations and unauthorized appropriations - Congressional Budget Office,1998-
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facets - Refining with Facets
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Congress.gov
Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, Congressional districts
Federal Judiciary
Federal Register - most recent
Reginfo.gov - OMB/GSA status of agency documents undergoing review
Regulations.gov and its Frequently asked questions- find and comment on Federal Register documents
See also: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
feedback - submit a survey to Congress.gov
field searching help page
field value lists - how to search
FindLaw- case law, forms, find a lawyer
floor
C-SPAN index to video of floor proceedings
House current floor proceedings video and audio archive
Senate current floor proceedings video and archive
Senate legislative activities: On the Senate Floor
Floor schedules - see Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Frequently Asked Questions about Congress.gov
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Gallery of U.S. Founding Documents
GAO - Government Accountability Office
Search or browse for reports
Today's reports (and previous reports)
Vacancies
Federal Vacancies Act reports - GAO
Judicial vacancies- US Courts
glossary of legislative process terms
GPO - Government Printing Office
GPO - Government Printing Office website
FDsys: GPO's Federal Digital System
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hearings - committee/subcommittee hearings
Browse and Search selected Congressional hearings on GPO (105th Congress – Present)
Federal Document Clearing House (FDCH) - transcripts of major hearings
House Committee Hearings – current hearings in House Library, Office of the Clerk
House Committee Hearings and Meetings Video on Congress.gov
Law Librarians Society of Washington DC: Quick links to committee hearings, transcripts, etc.
Law Library of Congress - selected Congressional hearings, 1908-2006
Live Audio and Video of Floor and Committee proceedings - see Audio and Visual Coverage
Text of House transcripts, listed by committee (selected)
help pages
Hind's Precedents of the House - GPO
History of Bills and Resolutions on GPO
Browse lists by bill type on GPO; updated day after Congressional Record published
Search Page on GPO; 1983-
House of Representatives Research Guide
How Our Laws Are Made (PDF) - House Document 110-49 (2007)
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index terms used to find legislation - see Find Bills by Subject
international
International Law - United Nations
International Organizations - Library of Congress guide
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Northwestern University Library
National government websites- list from Northwestern University Library
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Jefferson's Manual and Rules of the House and Search the manual and rules - GPO
Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) publications - official estimates for all tax legislation considered by the Congress
Joint Sessions of Congress - House.gov
Leadership
House leadership- Speaker, majority and minority leaders, whips, etc.
House leadership and officers - 1789 to present
Senate leadership - President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, majority and minority leaders, whips,etc.
Senate party leadership- Democratic Conference, Republican Conference, party policy committees, historical lists, etc.
Learn About the Legislative Process
Legislation - About Legislation of the U.S. Congress
Legislative
Center for Legislative Archives - National Archives repository of Congressional records
Legislative histories - guide to producing legislative histories; from the Law Librarians' Society
Legislative histories of selected US laws on the Internet (Law Librarians' Society)
Legislative Process - nine videos explain common legislative phases
Library of Congress (LOC)
line item veto notices (NARA)
links - linking to Congress.gov
lists - see browse lists
Lobbying Disclosure: House | Senate
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majority leader - see leadership
majority whip - see leadership
maps - Congressional district maps from the National Atlas of the United States
House committee and subcommittee websites [some provide the text of selected markups]
Senate committee and subcommittee websites [some provide the text of selected markups]
media galleries: House and Senate
U.S. Government RSS Library - a directory of feeds from the U.S. government
Members of Congress - find members and see sponsored and cosponsored legislation
About Congressional Member Profiles
Directories of House Members and Senate Members in the current Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774-)
Congressional Directory (GPO)
Congressional Pictorial Directory (GPO)
Guide to House and Senate Members - 113th Congress (GPO)
List by committee with Member assignments: House (PDF) and Senate
List by Member with committee assignments: House and Senate
List by Member with state/district/party information: House and Senate
List by state: House and Senate
Member remarks - search the Congressional Record
Most-Viewed Bills on Congress.gov
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NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)
Center for Legislative Archives (NARA)
Line item veto notices (NARA)
Presidential documents on NARA websites
Public laws: Current session of Congress
Public Laws Update Service recording: (202) 741-6043
Web Harvest of 109th Congress [2006] and 110th Congress [2008]
National Conference of State Legislatures [NCSL]
nominations
Supreme Court Nominations - Law Library of Congress
Cabinet and Supreme Court nominees - U.S. Senate
nongovernmental organizations(NGO) - information from the United Nations
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Office of Management and Budget(OMB)
Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives
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Party divisions of the House - 1789-present; from the Clerk of the House
phrase searching - See Search Overview
Policy area terms - field value list
Browse bills by policy area term
president
The American Presidency Project – Papers of the President
Codification of Presidential proclamations and executive orders [National Archives] [1945-1989]
Compilation of Presidential Documents (GPO) - includes statements, messages, remarks (1993- ; daily and weekly updates)
Papers of the Presidents from American Presidency Project
Presidential Documents Guide on National Archives (NARA) website
Presidential libraries - National Archives (NARA) list of all Presidential libraries
Presidential nominations. See: Nominations
Presidents, Vice Presidents and coinciding Congressional sessions (Clerk of the House list, 1789-)
2004 Presidential Term Web Harvest National Archives (NARA)
White House Executive Clerk's Office recording: (202) 456-2226
White House latest news from the Briefing Room
private legislation - provides benefits, such as citizenship, to individuals when administrative or legal remedies are exhausted
Project Vote Smart - voting data for members of Congress
proposed/offered Senate amendment
public laws
public laws sorted by law number (113th Congress)
Public laws: Current session of Congress - National Archives list of current Public Law numbers
Public Laws Update Service recording: (202) 741-6043 (National Archives; most current Public Law numbers)
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Résumé of Congressional Activity (1947- )
Rules, precedents, and procedures - see House and Senate Research Guides
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schedules for Congress - see Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Senate Research Guide
Senate pending and proposed amendments - Senate Amendment Tracking System
Sessions of Congress
Joint sessions, joint meetings, and inaugurations (Clerk of the House list, 1789-)
Presidents, Vice Presidents and coinciding Congressional sessions (Clerk of the House list, 1789-)
Saturday and Sunday legislative days of Congress (Clerk of the House list, 1789-)
Sessions of Congress [1789-]: Congress.gov, House Clerk's list and Secretary of the Senate's list (PDF)
Sessions of Congress with corresponding debate record volume numbers (Law Librarians' Society, 1789-) (PDF)
Table of Congressional Publication Volumes and Presidential Issuances (Law Librarians' Society, 1789-) (PDF)
Speaker of the House - see leadership
sponsors and cosponsors
Search legislation by sponsor/cosponsor
Browse legislation by sponsor/cosponsor
statistics
Congressional Apportionment Census
Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, Congressional districts
FedStats - statistics produced by federal agencies
Résumé of Congressional Activity (1947- )
Statutes at Large
1789-1875 -volumes 1-18; from the Library of Congress American Memory project
2003- volume 117- (GPO)
Statutes at Large and the U.S. Code - a guide from the Law Librarians' Society
subcommittees - see Committees
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think tanks and advocacy groups
Public Disclosure - Senate Office of Public Records
Lobbying Disclosure - Clerk of the House
Political Information.com - list of political and policy websites
Think tanks and public interest organizations - list of political science resources from U of Michigan Documents Center
tips - see Search Tips Overview
trade agreements - text of trade agreements from the Department of Commerce Trade Compliance Center
Twitter -The Law Library of Congress tweets about legislation and Congress.gov enhancements via @Congressdotgov.
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uniform laws - uniform state laws
United Nations: International Law
United States Government Manual - official handbook of the Federal Government
U.S. Code and the Classification Tables - House of Representatives: Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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vacancies
Federal Vacancies Act reports- from GAO
Judicial vacancies - from US Courts
vetoes
Browse vetoed legislation
Historical lists of regular and pocket vetoes - Secretary of the Senate indexes, 1789-
Number of vetoes per President - Clerk of the House list, 1789-
vice presidents
Presidents, Vice Presidents, and coinciding Congressional sessions - Clerk of the House list, 1789-
Vice Presidential tie-breaking votes in Senate (97th-) and complete list (1789-) from Senate Library
video - Audio and Visual Coverage Research Guide
Virtual Tour of the U.S. Capitol
Missed votes by each Member, "Missers" from the Washington Post's U.S. Congress Votes Database (1991-)
Project Vote Smart voting data for Members of Congress
Recent key votes from the Washington Post's U.S. Congress Votes Database (1991-)
Senate votes: current session and archive (101st-)
Vice Presidential tie-breaking votes in Senate (97th-) and complete list (1789-) from Senate Library
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Washington Post - U.S. Congress Votes Database (1991-)
Website archive of Clinton administration archived White House Web sites (1994-2000)
Website archive of Bush administration archived White House Web site (2001-2008)