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United States Senate
U. S. Senate (www.senate.gov)
Senators
United States House of Representatives

U.S. House of Representives (www.house.gov)
Representatives

Congressional Directories / Biographical
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-present (1774 - present)

Congressional Directories
1993 - current (Univ. of Michigan, Documents Center)

Congressional Directory 1995 - current (GPO Access)

Congressional Directory
: current (Congress.org)

Congressional Pictorial Directory
1997 - current (GPO Access)
Congressional Publications

Congressional Committee Printes 1997 - date (GPO Access)

Congressional Documents 1995 - date House and Senate Documents; Senate Executive Documents; and Senate Treaty Documents [Serial Set] (GPO Access)

Congressional Hearings 1997 - date (GPO Access)

Congressional Hearings on the Web (Univ. of Michigan Documents Center)

Congressional Record 1994 - date (GPO Access)
Congressional Record 1989 - date (Thomas)

Congressional Reports 1995 - date House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports [Serial Set] (GPO Access)

Serial Set 1995 - date (GPO Access)

Congressional Research Service
"The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis." source : About CRS [does not provide direct public access to its reports]

Below are web sites with selected titles:
[alphabetical by agency / organization]

Federation of American Scientists -- Congressional Research Service

George Washington University - Congressional Research Service WWW Accessible Reports

House Judiciary Committee -- Selected Congressional Research Service Reports

House Rules Committee - Congressional Research Service Reports : How Congress works

Memory Hole - Over 300 Congressional Research Service Reports That Were Pulled from the Web

Memory Hole - More Congressional Research Service Reports

National Council for Science and the Environment - Congressional Research Service Reports

OpenCRS - CRS Reports for the People

Penny Hill - Congressional Research Service (Penny Hill Press - for ordering CRS publications) has "Browse by Subject" for titles

State Deptartment -- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

Thurgood Marshall Law Library -- CRS Reports in Homeland Security / Terrorism and Health Law & Policy

U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Italy - Congressional Research Service Reports

University of North Texas Libraries - Congressional Research Service Reports

zFacts.com -- Congressional Research Service (searches CRS reports using Google)


Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service (in Meriam Library)
CSU,Chico has:
Cumulative Index 1916/1989 - 2003 [JK1108 M257 (Reference)]
Microfilm 1980/1981 - 2003 [doc film LC 14.2:St9/(yr.)/(reel)]
Congressional District Maps
Congressional Districts - printable maps (nationalatlas.gov)

California Congressional District Maps:
New Congressional Districts (California State Senate)
Political District Maps (California Voter Foundation)
Lobbyists / Political Advocacy Groups
Lobby Groups (Univ. of Michigan, Documents Center)

Lobbying Database
(Opensecrets.org)

Political Advocacy Groups (Kathi Fountain, Washington State University, Vancouver)
Historical

Bibliographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-present (1774 - present)

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U. S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 (Library of Congress, American Memory)

Center for Legislative Archives : historical records of the House and Senate (National Archives and Records Admin.)

Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy : Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2004 [pdf] (Congressional Research Service Report for Congress)

see also: Meriam Library -- Historical Documents / Information

Other Sources

C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979 by the cable television industry as a public service whose mission is to provide public access to the political process.

Capitol Eye : A money in politics newsletter by the Center for Responsive Politics

Capitol Spotlight : CQ & C-SPAN

Capweb : Politics covering political parties and citizenship and guide to the U.S. Congress

CongressLink : A resource for teachers providing information about the U.S. Congress

Congress.org

Congress Watch : "Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts."

Congressional Budget Office (www.cbo.gov)

Congressional Medal of Honor :

Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Medal of Honor Citations (Army Center of Military History)

FedNet : Broadcast coverage of the U.S. Congress

The Hill
: Newspaper for and about U.S. Congress

Opensecrets.org : Your guide to money in U.S. elections

Project Vote Smart

Voter Information Services (contains Congressional Report Cards)


 

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