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| Thomas | Description: Legislative information from the Library of Congress |
| U.S. House of Representatives | Description: Member listing from the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House |
| U.S. Senate Home Page | |
| The United States Code | Description: Published every six years, the U.S. Code consists of 50 titles and is the final, authoritative source for the final version of all public laws. Access contains the 1994 and 2000 editions of the U.S. Code with annual supplements. |
| The Congressional Record | Description: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. GPO Access contains Congressional Record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities. |
| Biographical Directory of the United States Congress – 1774-present | Description: Database searchable by Name, Position, Party, State, and Year or Congress |
| Congressional Hearings | Description: A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, Joint, or Special Committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law. In addition, hearings may also be purely exploratory in nature, providing testimony and data about topics of current interest. Most Congressional hearings are published two months to two years after they are held. Only hearings released to GPO from the committees are made available on GPO Access. |
| Congressional Reports | Description: Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports. |
| Description: American taxpayers spend over $100 million a year to fund the Congressional Research Service, a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Yet, these reports are not made available to the public in a way that they can be easily obtained. A project of the Center for Democracy & Technology through the cooperation of several organizations and collectors of CRS Reports, Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports. |
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