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Documents and Resources Referenced in the Congressional Deskbook
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 Congressional Documents and Related Resources

The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, & the Bill of Rights
National Archives (scroll down)

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation
On FedSys (scroll down)
Pocket Constitution
U.S. Constitution on Hobnob Blog

 

A Century of Lawmaking For a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates
Library of Congress

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 (H. Doc. 108-222)
GPO Access
Online Database

Congressional Calendars
On FedSys

Congressional Directories
Print and Online
(Reference File Drawer from the Clerk of the House - contains information about Members of Congress compiled by House Library staff, including the number of PhDs, nurses, lawyers, former mayors, physicians, and more.)

Congressional Hearings
On FedSys
Law Library of Congress
CapitolHearings.org - from C-SPAN
Live Streaming of House Committee Hearings - from LOC

Congressional Committee Prints
On FedSys

Congressional Committee Reports
On FedSys

Congressional Record
On FedSys
On Thomas

Budget Links and Documents
See Federal Budget Links and Research Tools

 

Clinton Impeachment Documents in the 106th Congress (S.Doc.106-2 through S.Doc.106-4)
On GPO from the 106th Congress (scroll down)
Miscellaneous Senate Documents - on GPO
Independent Counsel Documents - on GPO
Impeachment Resources - Law Library of Congress
Miscellaneous documents - The New York Times
Miscellaneous documents - The Washington Post

Enactment of a Law
Thomas
Legislative Process Flowchart (TheCapitol.Net)

Guide to the Research Collections of Former Members of Congress
National Archives

How Our Laws Are Made (H. Doc. 108-93)
On FedSys
67-page PDF
From TheCapitol.Net (Government Series)

Our American Government (H. Doc. 108-94)
On FedSys
132-page PDF

Resumes of Congressional Activity
House Clerk's Office

 

House and Senate Annual Recess Calendars
See Published Congressional Schedule at CongressSchedules.com

House
http://majorityleader.gov/calendar/

Senate:
2012
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/
2012_schedule.htm

2011
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/
2011_schedule.htm


Days-in-Session Calendars

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/index.html

See the Senate's Schedule page for many links 
http://www.senate.gov/reference/
Index/Calendars_schedules.htm

HouseSenate
House Rules, 112th Congress
55-page PDF

Deschler's Precedents (including Deschler-Brown Precedents)
About
Browse
On FedSys

Hinds' Precedents
About
On FedSys

Cannon's Precedents
About
Search
On FedSys

House Rules and Manual
On FedSys

House Committees
House
TheCapitol.Net

House Committee Schedules
Daily: http://www.house.gov/daily/comlist.html

House Journal (Journal of the House of Representatives)
On FedSys

House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House
On FedSys (scroll down)
- 108th Congress: text | 1032-page PDF

House Ethics Manual
2008: 456-page PDF

House Majority Leader
http://majorityleader.gov/
Floor Notices
http://majorityleader.gov/Floor/
 - House Democratic Whip
   
http://democraticwhip.house.gov/
   Floor Notices
    http://democraticwhip.gov/floor-resources/on-the-floor
- House Republican Whip

    http://republicanwhip.house.gov/

   Floor Notices
     http://republicanwhip.gov/Floor/
Also see CongressLeaders.com

House Floor Hourly Recaps
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx

Statement of Disbursements of the House
web site

House Office of Inspector General
web site

House Financial Disclosure Forms
web site

Members' Congressional Handbook
web site

Office of the Clerk
web site

House Member Public Disclosure Reports and Filings
web site

House Republican Conference Rules
web site

Members' Congressional Handbook, from the Committee on House Administration
web site

Committee Handbook, from the Committee on House Administration
web site

Regulations on the Use of the Congressional Frank by Members of the House of Representatives, from the Committee on House Administration
72-page PDF

Senate Rules (aka Standing Rules of the Senate)
Senate Committee on Rules & Administration

Riddick's Senate Procedure
On FedSys

Senate Manual
About
Search
On FedSys

Senate Committees
Senate
TheCapitol.Net

Senate Committee Schedules
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/legis_legis_
committees.html

Senate Executive Calendar
Senate

Senate Ethics Manual
2003: 542-page PDF

Senate Daily Floor Schedule
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/
d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm

Also see
  Senate Democratic Conference

    http://democrats.senate.gov/
  Senate Republican Conference
    http://republican.senate.gov/

Treaties and Other International Agreements: The Role of The united States Senate (S. Prt. 106-71)
448-page PDF
On FedSys

Secretary of the Senate
Senate

Report of the Secretary of the Senate
April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 (S. Doc. 111-17)
On FedSys

Senate Expulsion and Censure Cases
Senate web site

House Histories and RecordsSenate Histories and Records
Guide to the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989
National Archives

Historical Information of the Committee on Resources and Its Predecessor Committees, 1807-2002: Preparation for a Bicentennial. House Committee Print 107-G. 107th Congress, 2nd session, 2002.
On FDSys

 

Guide to the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives
National Archives

200 Notable Days: Senate Stories, 1787 to 2002
On FDSys

The United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry 1825-1998: Members, Jurisdiction and History. Senate Document 105-24. 105th Congress, 2nd session, 1998
GPO web site

Committee on Appropriations, 138th Anniversary, 1867-2005. Senate Document 109-5. 109th Congress, 1st session, 2005
GPO web site

A History of the United States Senate Republican Policy Committee 1947-1997, S. Doc. 105-5
On FDSys

Publications of the Senate Historical Office
Senate web site


 Legislative Documents  Scheduling Documents
Text of bills and resolutions
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php

Text of committee reports
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php?&n=Reports

Text of conference reports
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/L?cp111:./list/cp111co.lst:1

Text of Congressional Record
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php?&n=Record

Congressional Calendars
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CCAL

House and Senate Roll Call Votes
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/rollcallvotes.html

Reports from the Congressional Budget Office [CBO]
http://www.cbo.gov/publications/

Reports from the Government Accountability Office [GAO]
http://www.gao.gov/audit.htm

Presidential Documents and Veto Messages
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/searchresults.action?st=collection:ppp

 

House Committee Schedules
http://www.house.gov/house/CommitteeWWW.shtml
Daily: http://www.house.gov/daily/comlist.html

Senate Committee Schedules
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/legis_legis_
committees.html

House Majority Whip
http://majorityleader.gov/
Floor Notices
http://majorityleader.gov/Floor/
 - House Democratic Whip
   
http://democraticwhip.house.gov/
   Floor Notices
    http://democraticwhip.gov/floor-resources/on-the-floor
- House Republican Whip

    http://republicanwhip.house.gov/

   Floor Notices
     http://republicanwhip.gov/Floor/

House Floor Hourly Recaps
http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html

Senate Daily Floor Schedule
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/
d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm

 


  Other Useful Sites

  • House Daily Press Gallery

  • Legislative Source Book - Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC)

  • Resumes of Congressional Activity 

  • The Senate's "How to..." page

  • Senate Statistics

  • Senate Virtual Reference Desk

  • Terms of Congress

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