Legislative Branch

Real time audio coverage of House and Senate floor debates, proceedings, and hearings provided by FedNet. Subscription required for archived material.

An online journal of the U.S. legislative process maintained by the Library of Congress, named for Thomas Jefferson. Search bills and laws by number or keyword, find links to members of the House and Senate, calendars, text of historical documents, and the Congressional Record with roll call votes.

The online version of the Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 106th Congress, available on GPO Access.

Provides easy access to text of legislation currently in the news.

Guide to the United States Congress: member contact information, biographies, legislative news, guide to how Capitol Hill operates, and current issues.

Searchable by name or state.

An online exhibit of the documentary history of the most productive Congress in U.S. history.

News, information and resources on Congress including votes, bills, assignments and information about individual members.

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.)

Search for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.

Online simulation where participants can pretend to be US Senators, members of Cabinet or Supreme Court Justices.

Lists ethnic minority (African-, Hispanic-, and Asian-American) members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including links to their official websites.

Membership organization is comprised of men and women who served as pages in the Congressional Page Program during their high school years. Details of application process.

An independent, bipartisan commission chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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.

The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.

Profiles of new Seantors, Congressmen and Governors.

Assists members of Congress in organization and education for their intellectual and social benefit and provides educational information about Congress to the general public.

Comprehensive directory of House and Senate members, committees, leadership, and offices.

Provides searchable databases of U.S. Congress information, including congressional staff salaries and privately financed travel

From the Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma. Includes biographies, exhibits and tutorials.

From Indiana University. The Center's goal is to explain the work and role of Congress. Included are an extensive series of articles including materials for teachers and journalists, surveys, media series and interactive learning modules.

From C-SPAN find a list of all the hearings scheduled daily in both houses of Congress.

Directed to teachers of American Government and civics. Offering lesson plans and historical materials, with highlights on background, current Congressional leadership, and Congressional staff positions.

Legislative Process in the Congress (emphasis on the House of Representatives)

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