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U.S. Congress (LEGISLATIVE Branch)

General Congress  |  Congressional Publications
U.S. House of Representatives  |  U.S. Senate  |  Directories / Contacting Congress

The Legislative Process:
  How Our Laws Are Made
  Enactment of a Law
  The Legislative Process - Tying it All Together

Congressional Budget Office | Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service Reports | Search CRS Reports

U.S. General Accounting Office | U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Office of Technology Assessment


General Congress

U.S. House
U.S. Senate

Information and News
[grey box] C-SPAN: Congress Today
Includes Congressional Directory, Congressional Votes Library, Issues and Legislation, National Election Guide, etc.
[grey box] CAPWEB, Internet guide to the U.S. Congress
[grey box] Congress in the News, via THOMAS
Current bills (and public laws from several previous Congresses) recently receiving coverage in newspapers and in TV and radio news.
[grey box] Congressional Information, via the U.S. GPO, et. al.
[grey box] Congressional Internet Caucus, U.S.
Provides up-to-date information on what the Internet Caucus is working to accomplish, Internet issues before Congress, and a forum to communicate opinions with elected representatives.
[grey box] FedNet
Credentialed news bureau on Capitol Hill that is the most complete source for audio and video broadcasts over the Internet of Congressional hearings, debates, press releases.
[grey box] Roll Call Online: Plug into Congress

Votes
[grey box] American Voter, via Congressional Quarterly
[grey box] Congressional Votes, U.S., via Congressional Observer Publications
[grey box] Vote Watch, via Congressional Quarterly


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Congressional Publications
(Use one of the three following gateways for access to publications.)

[grey box] Congressional Universe
Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Click on 'Congressional Publications.' OSU campus access only.

[grey box] GPO Access
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office via the OSU Oklahoma Gateway.
Includes:
* Congressional Bills, 103rd Congress -
* Congressional Bills, Catalog of, 103rd Congress -
* Congressional Calendars: House  Senate
* Congressional Committee Prints
* Congressional Committee / Misc. Publications: House  Senate
* Congressional Directory
* Congressional Directory, Pictorial
* Congressional Documents
* Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873, (Library of Congress)
* Congressional Hearings
* Congressional Manuals: House  Senate
* Congressional Record (1995- )
* Congressional Record Index
* Congressional Reports (Executive, House, Senate)
* Economic Indicators
* History of Bills

* Public Laws
* U.S. Code
* U.S. Constitution

[grey box] Historical U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1873), via Library of Congress

[grey box] THOMAS
Legislative information via the Library of Congress. Includes: Congress this week, Bills, Congressional Record, Committee Information, Historical Documents, the Legislative Process.


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U.S. House of Representatives

[grey box] U.S. House of Representatives
[grey box] Congress Today, via C-Span.org
Includes Schedules, Hearings, Current legislation, Directory, Votes Library.
[grey box] FedNet
Credentialed news bureau on Capitol Hill that is the most complete source for audio and video broadcasts over the Internet of Congressional hearings, debates, press releases.
[grey box] Floor Debates, via Congressional Record, via Thomas
[grey square] Search using word/phrase, member, date.
[grey box] House Publications and Committees, Misc.
[grey box] House and Senate Rules, via Library of Congress
[grey box] Majority Whip
Up-to-date House Floor Activities. Follow current house floor proceedings, read a three-day summary of events, search for the status of a bill, and more.
[grey box] Office of the Clerk On-line Information Center
Includes links to bills, other House documents, member and committee Web pages which include biographical, historical, and archival documents. Also includes a Lobbying Registrations Section.
[grey box] On the Job, via CQ
Search by Member last name, zip code or state. Includes Member profile, floor speeches, bill introductions, Committee votes.
[grey box] Voting Records of Members of Congress, via Library of Congress


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U.S. Senate

[grey box] U.S. Senate
[grey box] Congress Today, via C-Span.org
Includes Schedules, Hearings, Current legislation, Directory, Votes Library.
[grey box] FedNet
Credentialed news bureau on Capitol Hill that is the most complete source for audio and video broadcasts over the Internet of Congressional hearings, debates, press releases.
[grey box] Floor Debates, via Congressional Record, via Thomas
Search using word/phrase, member, date.
[grey box] House and Senate Rules, via Library of Congress
[grey box] On the Job, via CQ
Search by Member last name, zip code or state. Includes Member profile, floor speeches, bill introductions, Committee votes.
[grey box] Senate Publications and Committees, Misc.
[grey box] Voting Records of Members of Congress, via Library of Congress


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Directories

[grey box] Contacting Congress, via the Library of Congress
[grey box] Find Your Elected Representatives and Track Their Votes, via AOL
[grey box] Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774 - Present
[grey box] Congressional Directory, via U.S. Congress and U.S. Government Printing Office
[grey box] Congressional Pictorial Directory, via U.S. Congress and U.S. Government Printing Office


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U.S. General Accounting Office

[grey box] U.S. General Accounting Office Home Page
[grey box] U.S. GAO Reports, via U.S. General Accounting Office and U.S. Government Printing Office
[grey box] U.S. GAO Reports, via FinanceNet
[grey box] U.S. GAO Comptroller General Decisions, via U.S. General Accounting Office and U.S. Government Printing Office

U.S. Government Printing Office

[grey box] U.S. Government Printing Office


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Library of Congress

[grey box] Library of Congress
[grey box] Library of Congress Catalog
Search the LC online catalog.
[grey box] THOMAS
Legislative information via the Library of Congress.


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Congressional Research Service Reports: Select Reports Available at the Following Sites:

[grey box] OpenCRS
Comprehensive CRS report collection

[grey box] Reports via Federation of American Scientists
Military and national security subjects.
[grey box] Reports via House Rules Committee
Relating mostly to How Congress works.
[grey box] Reports via Law Librarian's Society Washington DC
[grey box] Reports via National Institute for the Environment (CNIE)
Environment, energy, natural resources.
[grey box] Reports via Penny Hill Press
Publications for a fee. Publications organized by topic. Brief summaries included.

U.S. Office of Technology Assessment

The U.S. Office of Technology Assessment was closed on Sept. 30, 1995. The addresses that follow contain electronic copies of all OTA reports.
[grey box] Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
[grey box] Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy
[grey box] National Academy of Sciences


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