Congressional Resources

General

U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
FDSys: Access to Government Publications
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress)

Bills (Full text)

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 91st Congress (2011 - 1969)
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
112th - 93st Congress (2011- 1972).
GPO Access - Government Printing Office (Archive; for current information, visit FDSys. 111th - 103rd Congress (2009 - 1993).

Status of Legislation

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1989)
See: Bill Tracking
Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
112th - 93rd Congress (2011 - 1973).
Congress Track - Project Vote Smart
Tracks major legislation in current Congressional session.
House Calendar and History of Legislation - Government Printing Office
112th - 104th Congresses (2011 - 1995).
Bills and resolutions reported out of committee or considered by the House or Senate as a whole. Senate resolutions not of interest to the House are not included. Use search terms "history of bills and resolutions".
History of Bills
Government Printing Office
2011 - 1983.
Includes all bills. Taken from the Congressional Record Index, it is updated daily.

Comittee Information

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Current Congress
See: Committees
House Committees
U.S. House of Representatives.
House Committees
Library of Congress
Senate Committees
U.S. Senate
Senate Committees
Library of Congress
Quick Links to House and Senate Committees, Documents, and Hearings
Law Librarians Association of D.C.
Provides a list of links to GPO and other Congressional Committee resources.
CongressMerge

Documents

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
1789-present. See: Publications
Senate, House and Treaty Documents
Government Printing Office
112th - 104th Congress (2011 - 1995)

Prints

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 16th Congress (2011 - 1819)
See: Publications (Limited)
Congressional Committee Prints
Government Printing Office
111th - 104th Congress (2002 - 1997)

Reports

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 16th Congress (2011 - 1819)
See: Reports
House, Senate, and Conference Committee Reports
Library of Congress
112th - 104th Congress (2011 - 1995).
Senate, House, and Executive Reports
Government Printing Office.
112th - 104th Congress (2002 - 1995).

Hearings

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Testimony only; limit search to Hearings
112th - 19th Congress (2011 - 1824)
See: Testimony
House Committee Schedule
House of Representatives.
Daily schedule for previous 7 days
House Committees, Hearings, Schedules, and Oversight Plans
Individual committees.
Library of Congress
Coverage varies by committee.
Senate Committees, Hearings, and Schedules
Individual committees.
Coverage varies by committee.
Congressional Hearing Reports
Government Printing Office.
1112h - 105th Congresses, 2011 - 1997.
Limited coverage.
House Committee Hearings
House of Representatives.
Selected transcripts chosen by the individual committees.

Directories

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Lexis-Nexis
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1990)
See: Look Up A Member
Congressional Directory
Government Printing Office
112th - 104th Congress (2011 - 1995)
Congressional Pictorial Directory
Government Printing Office.
110th - 105th Congress only (2002 - 1997).
House of Representatives Directory
Office of the Clerk of the House.
Current membership.
Congressional Black Caucus
Homepage; History, members, reports & documents, etc.
Members list.
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Homepage; covers 112th-105th Congress
Members list.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
Members list.
Current Congress
C-SPAN

Floor Proceedings

House Journal
Government Printing Office.
1999-1991 only
Official record of legislative activity.
LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Lexis-Nexis
112th - 99th Congress (2011 - 1986)
See: Publications - Congressional Record
Congressional Record
Library of Congress
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1989).
Congressional Record
Government Printing Office
Vols. 157 - 140 (2011 - 1994)
Congressional Record Index
Government Printing Office
2011 - 1983
Historical Congressional Proceedings
Library of Congress.
Continental Congress, Constitutional Convention,
1st - 42nd Congress (1774 - 1873).
Current House Floor Proceedings
U.S. House of Representatives.
Daily for past seven days.
Minutes of floor action during the last legislative session.
House Schedule
C-SPAN.
Schedule of current day.
House Schedule
U.S. House of Representatives.
Schedule of floor action for current week.
Senate Schedule
C-SPAN
Current day's schedule of Senate floor action.
Senate Calendar of Business
Government Printing Office
112th - 104th Congress (2011 - 1995).

Floor Votes

House Roll Call Votes
U.S. House of Representatives
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1990)
Senate Roll Call Votes
U.S. Senate.
112th Congress, 1st Session, 2009-1989
LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 91st Congress (2011 - 1969)
Vote by individual member
See: Floor Votes
Congressional Vote Search
C-SPAN.
112th - 104th Congress, 2nd session (2011 - 1996)
Congress Votes
Project Vote Smart
Major legislation only.
Vote Search (By issue)
Congress.Org
Selected votes for the current session.

Laws

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 100th Congress (2011 - 1988)
See: Laws
Public Laws
Library of Congress
112th - 93rd Congress (2011 - 1973).
Can only search by Public Law number.
Public Laws (Public/Private)
Government Printing Office
112th - 104th Congress (2011 - 1995).
U.S. Code
Government Printing Office
2006 - 1994
U.S. Code
Cornell University, Legal Information Institute

Biographical and Political Information

Congressional Biographies
Project Vote Smart
Current Congress
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress from 1774
U.S. Congress
Searchable directory of all members of Congress, beginning with 1774.
LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1989)
See: Personal Profiles
Women in Congress
U.S. Congress
Biographies of all women who have served in Congress.

Campaign Financing

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
112th - 101st Congress (2011 - 1989)
See: Campaign Finance Reports/Finacial Disclosures)
Federal Election Commission
Search by Contributor, Candidate, Committee
Center for Responsive Politics
Individuals
Industries
PACS
Advocacy Groups
Project Vote Smart
Soft Money
Common Cause
Political Organization IRS Filings
Internal Revenue Service
Reports and Notices of Section 527 political organizations.
Campaign Contributions and Race
Public Campaign
Campaign Finance Information Center
Missouri School of Journalism
PoliticsOL.com Network

Personal Financial Disclosure

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Current members (Reports for up to 10 years)
See: Financial Disclosures
Center for Responsive Politics

Lobbyist Information

LexisNexis Congressional (Florida university system only)
Current members (Reports for up to 10 years)
See: Campaign Contributors
Lobbyist Filings
U.S. Senate
Searchable/Downloadable Documents & Contribultions databases
Lobby filing documents.
Lobbyist Database Search by topic, industry,l issue, bill, etc.)
Center for Responsive Politics
FEC Info
Searchable databases, view/download electronic filings, etc. 1993-present

Ratings of Members of Special Interest Groups

American Civil Liberties Union
American Conservative Union
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Americans for Democratic Action (1947-present)
Home School Legal Defense Association
Human Rights Campaign
League of Conservation Voters
National Association of Counties
National Education Association
National Taxpayers Union
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Public Interest Research Groups
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America

Government Accounting Office

GAO Reports
Comptroller General Decisions and Reports on Agency Rules
GAO
October 1995 - present

Congressional Budget Office

Monthly Budget Review
Current Budget Projections

Congressional Research Service Reports

Federation of American Scientists
Intelligence
Military and National Security
Nuclear, Chemical, and Missle Weapons
Space, General Science, the Environment
House Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
National Council for Science and the Environment
Environmental reports
Penny Hill Press
Private Publisher
Index only, full report by subscription
Democratic House Majority Leadership
Electoral issues, link, resources
U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Centers

Other Information About Congress

Days in Session Calendars
Library of Congress
House, 112th - 94th Congress (2011 - 1975).
Senate, 111th - 95th Congress (2002 - 1978).
Lists days in session.
Resumes of Congressional Activity
Library of Congress
112th - 80th Congress (2011 - 1947).
Statistics on Congressional activity.
Legislative Branch Internet Resources
Library of Congress.
Center for Legislative Archives
National Archives
Congress Link
Dirksen Congressional Center
CongressMerge
Congressional Accountability Project
C-SPAN
The Hill
Project Vote Smart
Roll Call Online
Audio and Video Coverage
C-SPAN
Audio Coverage
Fednet