Provides searchable full text of the Congressional Record,
congressional bills, reports and documents, generally back to 1993 or
1994. Access includes Congressional Directory, the US budget,
economic indicators, the Economic Report of the President, the
Federal Register, and public laws.
Provides access to congressional floor activities and debates (Congressional
Record), congressional bills, acts, most reports and some hearings
back to January, 1989, including committee information, information on
members, legislative histories, historical documents, and information
on the legislative process.
Full text of U.S. congressional information, including bills, laws,
hearings testimony, rules and regulations, committee reports, and much
more. Full text coverage varies, but generally from either the 99th Congress
(1985) or the 101st Congress (1989). Index of Congressional publications
back to 1789.
This Library of Congress site provides full text of
selected Congressional documents and all debates from 1774 onward. It
includes the House and Senate Journals, the American State Papers
(all), U.S. Congressional Serial Set (very selective), Annals of Congress,
Journals of the Continental Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional
Globe, and the first few years of the Congressional Record,
as well as the acts of Congress in Statutes at Large through
1875. This material is growing continuously!
Provides an excellent Issues
and Actions/Bills in Congress section with discussion of major legislation.
Also known for its easy zip code directory. Excellent voting and position
information on members of the Congress.
An excellent resource for Congressional votes, schedule, directory,
find & write (automated forms available) your Representatives, Capitol
Hill basics, education, and more.
CQ Weekly provides full text coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of
bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, backroom maneuvering,
and much more.
Includes biographies, committee assignments, and staff members, contact
information, and a representative finder. Requires free registration.
The Issues and Legislation
section is especially useful and up to date.
The most thorough description of the legislative process in the U.S. Congress, from the House of Representatives. The House also maintains an excellent The Legislative Process site.
From the famous Ben's
Guide To The U.S. Government site, for children of all ages. This
particular guide is for 6th-8th graders. A variety of different guides
are available for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
