Resources 1. Online Sites for Studying Congress
Legislation, Rules and Precedents, Data, Party Divisions, Committees, Archives, Glossaries
Please scroll down to see a lengthy list of online sites.
Steve’s Notes on Congressional Politics
CRS Diagram of the Legislative Process
Library of Congress
text and legislative history of legislation, 1973–present
text of the Congressional Record, 1989–present
legislation introduced by member
public laws, 1993–present
links to online governmental resources
CRS Guides on Legislative Research for Congressional Staff
Legislative Procedure and Process Resources for Congressional Staff
Legislative History Research: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff
Legislative Support Resources: Offices and Websites for Congressional Staff (includes support agency Twitter feeds)
House of Representatives
members and leaders
party divisions, committees
roll-call votes
historical references and lists
Senate
members and leaders
party divisions, committees
roll-call votes
historical references and lists
Rules and Precedents of the House of Representatives
http://clerk.house.gov/legislative/legprocess.aspx
Rules of Precedents of the Senate
https://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_index_subjects/Rules_and_Procedure_vrd.htm
Government Publishing Office
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/browse/category/bills-statutes
congressional publications provided by the Government Publishing Office (GPO)
many congressional documents back to the early 1990s: text of legislation, committee publications, Congressional Record, House and Senate journals, House and Senate calendars
Congressional Budget Office
cost estimates for legislation
budget and economic historical data & forecasts
Capitol Visitors Center
Information on visiting the US Capitol
Roll-Call Vote Data
roll-call vote data, first Congress to present
party voting
NOMINATE-based scores
HeinOnline (subscription)
https://heinonline.org/HOL/Index?collection=congrec
Congressional Record, Annals, Congressional Globe
Congressional Directory
Congressional Serial Set
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
https://crsreports.congress.gov
search engine for CRS reports, including many on congressional procedure
action on appropriations measures, 1999–present
Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives
https://www.archives.gov/legislative
original historical documents
committee documents
index of archival repositories and congressional collections
U.S. Code
codification of laws of the United States
Résumé of Congressional Activity
https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/Resumes.htm
summary of time in session, legislative action, votes cast, 1947–present
C-SPAN
live and recorded coverage of House and Senate floor sessions, committee hearings, interviews, and many other events
C-SPAN Video Library
recording of all C-SPAN programming, 1987–present
Association of Centers for the Study of Congress
https://www.congresscenters.org/member/directory/
index of locations that house the personal papers of former members of Congress
Vital Statistics on Congress
https://www.brookings.edu/multi-chapter-report/vital-statistics-on-congress/
historical tables on congressional demographics, elections, workload, budgets, voting
Center for Responsive Politics
data on federal campaign contributions and expenditures, lobbying activity
Bipartisan Policy Center
House special rules data
Research Centers on Congress
Dirksen Congressional Center: https://www.dirksencenter.org
Center on Representative Government: https://corg.iu.edu/news-events/index.html
Carl Albert Center: https://corg.iu.edu/news-events/index.html
Congressional Institute: https://www.conginst.org
Center for Legislative Archives: https://www.archives.gov/legislative/repository-collections/state.html
Selected Online Publications on Congress
CQ Magazine: https://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/
The Hill: https://thehill.com
New York Times: http://nytimes.com
Politico: https://www.politico.com
Roll Call: https://www.rollcall.com
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com
Glossaries of Congressional Terms: