|
|
|
|
Home / Regional / North America / United States / Government / Legislative Branch
|
| Categories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Web Sites
|
- 4Congress - Get involved in the democratic process by exploring the legislative branch of the US Government and find out more about your representatives in the House and Senate.
www.4congress.com
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Search for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.
bioguide.congress.gov
- Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791 - An online exhibit of the documentary history of the most productive Congress in U.S. history.
www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/exhibit
- C-SPAN: Congressional Information Center - Comprehensive directory of House and Senate members, committees, leadership, and offices.
congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/home
- Congress in the News - Provides easy access to text of legislation currently in the news.
thomas.loc.gov/home/textonly.html
- Congress.Org - News, information and resources on Congress including votes, bills, assignments and information about individual members.
www.congress.org
- Congressional Email Directory - Searchable by name or state.
www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html
- Congressional Floor Debates and Proceedings - Real time audio coverage of House and Senate floor debates, proceedings, and hearings provided by FedNet. Subscription required for archived material.
www.fednet.net
- Congressional Floor Information - Provides continuously updated information on daily House and Senate floor proceedings (when in session) and projected weekly schedules. Includes general background information on Floor procedures.
lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/floor.html
- Congressional Joint Economic Committee - Economic research of policy issues before the U.S. Congress.
www.house.gov/jec
- Congressional Observer Publications - C.O.P. provides coverage of every congressional vote, multiple links on votes/members, statistical information, vote-studies including missed votes and search capability. (For fee service.)
www.proaxis.com/cop
- Congressional Pictorial Directory - One Hundred Sixth Congress - The online version of the Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 106th Congress, available on GPO Access.
www.access.gpo.gov/congress/106_pictorial/index.html
- Congressional Record - the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html
- Congressional Research Service Reports - Legislative Process in the Congress (emphasis on the House of Representatives)
www.house.gov/rules/crs_reports.htm
- Congressional Sources on the Internet - Directory of Congressional resources including the official pages for the US Senate and House, access to Congressional Archive collections, Roll Call Online, and a biographical directory of Congress from 1774-present.
www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/congress.html
- CongressOL.com - Guide to the United States Congress: member contact information, biographies, legislative news, guide to how Capitol Hill operates, and current issues.
www.congressol.com
- CongressTrack - Project Vote Smart - A citizen's toolkit for tracking Congress. Access the status of legislation; floor schedules; full text of bills and the Congressional Record; how members of Congress have voted; Congressional Committee information; member contact information; more.
www.vote-smart.org/congresstrack
- Government Guide VoteNote - AOL - Service to track votes by your U.S. Senators and Representatives.
votenote.aol.com
- Hearings.com - Fee-based service offering live and archived audio of Congressional hearings.
www.hearings.com
- Legislative Histories in the U.S. Congress - legislative histories for Congressional actions, from University of Michigan Library. Links to other resources on law and legislation.
www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/legishis.html
- Legislative Information on GPO Access - Access official Congressional databases online via GPO Access
www.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html
- Millennial Housing Commission - Chartered by Congress to complete a study of the United States's housing.
www.mhc.gov
- Northern Light Special Edition: 106th Congress - This search engine site provides detailed information on major initiatives 1999-2000 Congress. Features journal articles, web sites, and searches for Members of Congress.
special.northernlight.com/congress
- The United States Capitol - Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds.
www.aoc.gov
- U.S. Capitol - A Virtual Tour - Interactive tour of the Capitol, including panoramic views and historical information on the various chambers, major events which have unfolded there, and the objects therein.
www.senate.gov/vtour
- United States Capitol Historical Society - Nonprofit group that promotes the history of the Capitol and Congress. Interactive tour, feature articles, Capitol art, chronology, links, historic stereograph views, educational materials and bibliographies
www.uschs.org
- USASim - Online simulation where participants can pretend to be US Senators, members of Cabinet or Supreme Court Justices.
groups.yahoo.com/group/USASim?yguid=75724746
- THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet - Current US Federal Legislative Information. Bills, Laws, Congressional Record, reports, and links to further information.
thomas.loc.gov
|
|
|
|
|