Congressional Directory

The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing. It presents short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district, and additional data, such as committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers. It also lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries. Online coverage of the Congressional Directory is provided by GPO Access from the 104th Congress (1995-96) to the present.

The Congressional Pictorial Directory is a resource related to the Congressional Directory. The print version contains black and white photographs and the online version contains color photographs of each member of the House of Representatives and Senate. Information included about each member is length of service, political party affiliations and Congressional district. You can search online by state or alphabetically by the individual's last name. Pictures of the President, Vice President, and House and Senate officers and officials are also included. Online coverage of the Congressional Pictorial Directory is from the 105th Congress (1997-98) to the present. Files are available in PDF format only.

Here at the Wirtz Labor Library we have the Congressional Directory going back to 1912 and the Congressional Pictorial Directory back to 1953 (JK1011.A2). The most recent editions of the Congressional Directory are shelved behind the Main Reference Desk and the Law Library Reference Desk.