United States Senate

U. S. Senate (www.senate.gov)
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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]

Counting California -- CRS Reports

Federation of American Scientists -- Congressional Research Service

George Washington University - Congressional Research Service WWW Accessible Reports

GlobalSecurity -- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (GlobalSecurity.org)

House Judiciary Committee -- Selected Congressional Research Service Reports

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

Law Librarians' Society - Selected Congressional Research Service Reports on Congress and its Procedures

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, CSUChico, Meriam Library)

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)