An A to Z directory of help pages, research guides, lists, popular saved searches, and more. Legislative Process Glossary terms are in italics.
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accounts - create a Congress.gov account to manage saved searches.
Action on Legislation - Browse by Date
Active Legislation (Senate.gov finding aid)
Agencies of the U.S. Government - USA.gov
alerts on Congress.gov - sign up for email alerts on members, individual bills, and the Congressional Record
Amending Appropriations Bills: A Basic Guide presented by the Committee on Rules - House Committee on Rules
amendment in the nature of a substitute
amendments
amendments to the Constitution - Constitution Annotated
Browse House and Senate amendments (97th - present)
anomalies - Legislative Data Anomalies
AOC - Architect of the Capitol
appropriations – See Appropriations and Budget Research Guide
archived government websites
United States Congressional Web Archive - Library of Congress
National Archives Web Harvest - one-time captures of Federal agency websites
Audio and Visual Coverage Research Guide
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Bill and Law Texts Received Today browse list
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights – National Archives
Bill of Rights – Primary Documents in American History
Bill of Rights in the Constitution Annotated (PDF)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774-)
books - Library of Congress Online Catalog
browse lists - view items filtered by selected criteria and Congresses
budget - See Appropriations and Budget Research Guide
Budget of the United States Government - GPO
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C-SPAN - live TV and radio coverage of proceedings of the U.S. Congress
calendars - See Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Cannon's Precedents of the House - GPO
Capitol Visitor Center (CVC)
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office website
Center for Legislative Archives - National Archives repository of Congressional records
Century of Lawmaking - Congressional documents and debates 1774-1875
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Annual edition from GPO
committee websites: House and Senate - may include transcripts of hearings, markups, and reports
committees
Committees of the U.S. Congress
Browse Legislation by Committee-related Action: House | Senate
House Committee Hearings and Meetings Video
Subcommittee Jurisdiction by Program - GPO (PDF)
congress (i.e. 2-year time frame)
Congress.gov - learn about Congress.gov
Congresses and corresponding years, 1927-
Congressional Agencies
CBO - Congressional Budget Office
CRS - Congressional Research Service
GPO - Government Accountability Office
GPO - Government Publishing Office
LOC - Library of Congress
congressional apportionment
Congressional Apportionment Census
Congressional Apportionment Census 2010
Congressional Apportionment Census 2000
Congressional Apportionment - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Directory - official printed directory from GPO
Congressional District Maps - from the National Atlas of the United States
congressional districts: Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, congressional districts
Congressional Documents - selected House documents and Senate documents from GPO
Congressional Gold Medal Recipients - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
Congressional Quarterly (subscription required for full access)
About the Congressional Record
Congressional Record Index - topical access to remarks and activities by Members, individuals, organizations, and legislative business mentioned in the Congressional Record
congressional report - see committee report
Congressional Research Service - see CRS
Constitution Annotated - Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation. Legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution, based on Supreme Court case law
Constitution Day - resources for teachers
continuing resolution (continuing appropriation)
CRS - Congressional Research Service
C-SPAN (Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network)
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See also: Congressional Record
Data.gov - machine readable data sets of the Executive branch; launched May 2009 by Federal CIO Council
Days in Session calendars for House and Senate. See also Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
Declaration of Independence - Primary Documents in American History; Library of Congress web guide
Deschler's Precedents - GPO
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embed a search box - For instructions and code, go to How to Embed the Search Box on Your Website.
Enactment of a Law - by the Senate Parliamentarian
ethics
House Ethics Manual (PDF) and other documents from the Committee on Ethics
Senate Ethics Manual (PDF) and other documents from the Select Committee on Ethics
Archive of Senate Executive calendars
executive orders
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders - National Archives, 1945-1989
Executive Orders Disposition Tables Index - National Archives, 1953-
Presidential Actions - White House
Presidential Documents Guide - National Archives
executive reports - search GPO
executive vacancies - Federal Vacancies Act reports - GAO; Judicial vacancies - US Courts
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facets - Refining with Facets
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about Congress.gov
Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, Congressional districts
Federal Judiciary
Federal Register - About - GPO
Most recent issue - GPO
Browse the Federal Register - GPO
Reginfo.gov - OMB/GSA status of agency documents undergoing review
Regulations.gov and its Frequently Asked Questions - find and comment on Federal Register documents
See also: Code of Federal Regulations (GPO)
FedNet (Federal Network, Inc.)
feedback - submit a survey to Congress.gov
field searching
fields and operators with examples
field value lists - how to search
FindLaw - case law, forms, find a lawyer
floor
C-SPAN index to video of floor proceedings
Floor schedules - see Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
House current floor proceedings video and video archive
Senate current floor proceedings video and archive
Senate legislative activities: On the Senate Floor
Frequently Asked Questions about Congress.gov
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Gallery of U.S. Founding Documents
GAO - Government Accountability Office
Today's reports (and previous reports)
Global Legal Monitor - Law Library of Congress
glossary of legislative process terms
Government Research Guide - links to Legislative, Executive, Judicial, State and Local, and International government resources
GPO - Government Publishing Office
GPO - Government Publishing Office website
FDsys: GPO's Federal Digital System
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hearings - committee/subcommittee hearings
Browse selected Congressional hearings on GPO (105th Congress – Present)
House Committee Hearings – current hearings in the House
House Committee Hearings and Meetings Video on Congress.gov
Law Librarians Society of Washington DC: Quick links to committee hearings , transcripts, etc.
Law Library of Congress - selected Congressional hearings, 1908-2006
Live Audio and Video of Floor and Committee proceedings - see Audio and Visual Coverage Research Guide
Text of House transcripts , listed by committee (selected)
help pages
Hinds' Precedents of the House - GPO
History of Bills and Resolutions on GPO
Browse lists by bill type on GPO ; updated day after Congressional Record published
Search page on GPO; 1983-
House of Representatives Research Guide
House Practice - GPO (PDF)
How Our Laws Are Made (PDF) - House Document 110-49 (2007)
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index terms used to find legislation - see Find Bills by Subject
international
International Law - United Nations
International Organizations - Library of Congress guide
Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) - Northwestern University Library
National government websites - list from Northwestern University Library
J
Jefferson's Manual and Rules of the House and Search the manual and rules - GPO
Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) publications - official estimates for all tax legislation considered by the Congress
Joint Sessions of Congress - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
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laws
leadership
House Leadership - Speaker, majority and minority leaders, whips, etc.
House leadership and officers - 1789 to present
Senate leadership - President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, majority and minority leaders, whips,etc.
Senate party leadership - Democratic Conference, Republican Conference, party policy committees, historical lists, etc.
Learn About the Legislative Process
legislation - About Legislation of the U.S. Congress
About Congressional Bills – definitions of types of legislation (GPO)
Legislation Popular Titles and Short Titles browse list
legislative
Center for Legislative Archives - National Archives repository of Congressional records
Legislative histories - guide to producing legislative histories; from the Law Librarians' Society
Legislative histories of selected US laws on the Internet - Law Librarians' Society
Legislative Process - nine videos explain common legislative phases
Browse bills by legislative subject term (2009 - present)
line item veto notices - GPO
links - how to link to Congress.gov
lists - see browse lists
LIV - Legislative Indexing Vocabulary
Browse bills by LIV term (1973 - 2008)
lobbying disclosure: House | Senate
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Major Actions on Legislation browse list
majority leader - see leadership
majority whip - see leadership
maps - Congressional district maps from the National Atlas of the United States
House committee websites [some provide the text of selected markups]
Senate committee websites [some provide the text of selected markups]
media galleries: House and Senate
Members of Congress - find members and see sponsored and cosponsored legislation
About Congressional Member Profiles
Directories of House Members and Senate Members in the current Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 - present)
Congressional Directory - GPO
Guide to House and Senate Members - GPO
List by committee with Member assignments: House (PDF) and Senate
List by Member with committee assignments: House and Senate
List by Member with state/district/party information: House and Senate
List by state: House and Senate
Member remarks - search the Congressional Record
Most-Viewed Bills on Congress.gov
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NARA (National Archives and Records Administration)
Center for Legislative Archives
Public laws: Current session of Congress
Stay Updated about Public Laws
Web Harvest of 109th Congress [2006] and 110th Congress [2008]
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
news services
C-SPAN (Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network)
The Congressional Quarterly (subscription required for full access)
FedNet (Federal Network, Inc.)
Inside Congress - New York Times politics page
nominations
Supreme Court Nominations - Law Library of Congress
Cabinet and Supreme Court nominees - U.S. Senate
nongovernmental organizations (NGO) - information from the United Nations
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives
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Party divisions of the House of Representatives - 1789-present; House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
phrase searching - See Search Overview
Policy area terms - field value list
Browse bills by policy area term
president
The American Presidency Project – Papers of the President
Codification of Presidential proclamations and executive orders - National Archives (NARA) [1945-1989]
Compilation of Presidential Documents (GPO) - includes statements, messages, remarks (1993- ; daily and weekly updates)
Presidential Documents Guide - National Archives (NARA)
Presidential libraries - National Archives (NARA) list of all Presidential libraries
Presidential nominations. See About Nominations
Presidents, Vice Presidents and coinciding Sessions of Congress (Clerk of the House list, 1789-)
White House Executive Clerk's Office recording: (202) 456-2226
White House latest news from the Briefing Room
Project Vote Smart - voting data for members of Congress
proposed/offered Senate amendment
public laws
Public Laws list on Congress.gov
Public laws: Current session of Congress - National Archives list of current Public Law numbers
Public Laws Update Service recording: (202) 741-6043
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regulations - Code of Federal Regulations | Federal Register
Résumé of Congressional Activity (1947- )
Riddick's Senate Procedure - GPO
Roll Call Votes by the U.S. Congress browse list (1989 - )
rules, precedents, and procedures
House Committee on Rules | Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
House precedents: House Practice (PDF), Deschler's Precedents , Cannon's Precedents , and Hinds' Precedents - GPO
House procedures: general parliamentary , 113th legislative protocols , Rules of the Committee on Rules (PDF)
House Rules and Manual - GPO
Senate procedures: Riddick's Senate Procedure , Senate legislative process
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schedules for Congress - see Calendars and Schedules Research Guide
search tips overview - Help page on search basics
Sergeant at Arms - House | Senate
Sessions of Congress
Joint Sessions of Congress - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
Presidents, Vice Presidents and coinciding sessions of Congress - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
Saturday and Sunday legislative days of Congress - House of Representatives History, Art & Archives website
Sessions of Congress [1789-]: House Clerk's list and Secretary of the Senate's list (PDF)
Table of Congressional Publication Volumes and Presidential Issuances - Law Librarians' Society, 1789- (PDF)
Speaker of the House - see leadership
sponsors and cosponsors
Search legislation by sponsor/cosponsor
Browse legislation by sponsor/cosponsor - House | Senate
statistics
Congressional Apportionment Census
congressional districts: Fast Facts for Congress - Census Bureau data on US, states, counties, Congressional districts
Résumé of Congressional Activity (1947- )
Statutes at Large
1789-1875 -volumes 1-18; from the Library of Congress American Memory project
2003- volume 117 - (GPO)
Statutes at Large and the U.S. Code - a guide from the Law Librarians' Society
subcommittees - see Committees
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teacher resources - lesson plans about government, law, and politics
think tanks and advocacy groups
Public Disclosure - Senate Office of Public Records
Lobbying Disclosure - Clerk of the House
Think tanks and public interest organizations - list of political science resources from University of Michigan Documents Center
tips - see Search Tips Overview
trade agreements - text of trade agreements from the Department of Commerce Trade Compliance Center
Browse Treaty Documents by Topic
treaty-related resources
U.S. Treaties: A Beginner’s Guide - Law Library of Congress
Treaty Affairs Office - State Department
Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS) - State Department
Treaties Pending in the Senate - State Department
Committee Print: Treaties and Other International Agreements: the Role of the Senate (PDF)
Senate Rule XXX: Executive Sessions - Proceedings on Treaties
Twitter - The Law Library of Congress tweets about legislation and Congress.gov enhancements via @Congressdotgov.
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Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations
- CBO
United Nations - International Law
United States Government Manual - official handbook of the Federal Government
U.S. Code and the Classification Tables - House of Representatives: Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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vacancies
Federal Judicial Vacancies - US Courts
Search Federal Vacancies - GAO
vetoes
Historical lists of regular and pocket vetoes - Secretary of the Senate indexes, 1789-
Number of vetoes per President - House History, Art & Archives
vice presidents
Presidents, Vice Presidents, and coinciding sessions of Congress - House History, Art & Archives
Vice Presidential tie-breaking votes in the Senate complete list (1789-) from Senate Library
video - Audio and Visual Coverage Research Guide
Virtual Tour of the U.S. Capitol
Visiting the House and Senate Galleries
Visitor Center at the U.S. Capitol
votes
Head-to-head vote comparison from OpenCongress.org
Project Vote Smart voting data for Members of Congress
Recent key votes from the Washington Post's U.S. Congress Votes Database (1991-)
Senate votes: current session and archive (101st-)
Vice Presidential tie-breaking votes in the Senate complete list (1789-) from Senate Library
Votes in the House and Senate Research Guide
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Washington Post - U.S. Congress Votes Database (1991-)
Website archive of Clinton administration (1994-2000)
Website archive of Bush administration (2001-2008 )