House of Representatives
Members, C-SPAN: U.S. House Schedules, Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Appropriations, Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Committee on Financial Services, Committee on Government Reform, Committee on House Administration, Committee on International Relations
Library of Congress
America's Library, American Memory, Cataloging Directorate, Country Studies: Area Handbook Series, Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physica, State and Local Governments, U.S. Copyright Office Home Page, World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginn
Senate
Committees, Ex-Senators, Filibusters, History, Humor, Leadership, Members, Proposed Amendments, Rules, Senate President
African, Hispanic (Latino), Asian American members
List ethnic minority members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including links to the members' official websites.
American Congress
Online textbook introduces the party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity of Congress. Features a test bank and annotated resources.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congre
Search for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.
Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1
An online exhibit of the documentary history of the most productive Congress in U.S. history.
C-SPAN: Congressional Information Center
Comprehensive directory of House and Senate members, committees, leadership, and offices.
Congress in the News
Provides easy access to text of legislation currently in the news.
Congress.Org
News, information and resources on Congress including votes, bills, assignments and information about individual members.
Congressional Email Directory
Searchable by name or state.
Congressional Floor Debates and Proceedings
Real time audio coverage of House and Senate floor debates, proceedings, and hearings provided by FedNet. Subscription required for archived material.
Congressional Floor Information
Provides continuously updated information on daily House and Senate floor proceedings (when in session) and projected weekly schedules. Includes general background information on Floor procedures.
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Economic research of policy issues before the U.S. Congress.
Congressional Observer Publications
C.O.P. provides coverage of every congressional vote, multiple links on votes/members, statistical information, vote-studies including missed votes and search capability. (For fee service.)
Congressional Pictorial Directory - One Hundred Si
The online version of the Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 106th Congress, available on GPO Access.
Congressional Record
The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Legislative Process in the Congress (emphasis on the House of Representatives)
Congressional Sources on the Internet
Directory of Congressional resources including the official pages for the US Senate and House, access to Congressional Archive collections, Roll Call Online, and a biographical directory of Congress from 1774-present.
CongressOL.com
Guide to the United States Congress: member contact information, biographies, legislative news, guide to how Capitol Hill operates, and current issues.
Government Guide VoteNote - AOL
Service to track votes by your U.S. Senators and Representatives.
Hearings.com
Fee-based service offering live and archived audio of Congressional hearings.
How our laws are made
Document on how U.S. legislation is crafted in Congress. House and Senate aspects from proposal and introduction to consideration, debate, engrossment, and enrollment. Includes the roles and actions of the President.
Legislative Information on GPO Access
Access official Congressional databases online via GPO Access
Millennial Housing Commission
Chartered by Congress to complete a study of the United States's housing.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
An independent, bipartisan commission chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The United States Capitol
Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds.
THOMAS
Comprehensive online journal of the US legislative process maintained by the Library of Congress, named for Thomas Jefferson. Search bills and laws by number or keyword, find links to members of the House and Senate, calendars, text of historical documents, and the Congressional Record with roll call votes.
U.S. Capitol - A Virtual Tour
Interactive tour of the Capitol, including panoramic views and historical information on the various chambers, major events which have unfolded there, and the objects therein.
United States Capitol Historical Society
Nonprofit group that promotes the history of the Capitol and Congress. Interactive tour, feature articles, Capitol art, chronology, links, historic stereograph views, educational materials and bibliographies
US House Page Alumni Association
Membership organization is comprised of men and women who served as pages in the Congressional Page Program during their high school years. Details of application process.
USASim
Online simulation where participants can pretend to be US Senators, members of Cabinet or Supreme Court Justices.