United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives
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Researching the House: Secondary Sources

Researching the House: Secondary Sources

Glossaries

Glossaries

What’s metadata? How about a select committee? Glossaries translate congressional terms and records management terms into plain language.

Historic Committee Names

Historic Committee Names

Throughout House history, committees have changed names and jurisdictions. This page traces these transformations, providing a resource for the history of committees.

Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov