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Provides access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and to other forums where public policy is discussed, debated and decided.

Provides access to the records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress (1774-1781) and Constitutional Convention (1787) through the 43rd Congress (1873–1875).

The Congressional Record (CR), known by different names over time, is the official record of proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. The CR is printed by the Government Printing Office on a daily, over-night basis, and after a session is over, in bound form. It is widely considered to be an essential, fuller record of legislative proceedings.

This resource provides access to a weekly list of current legislative and regulatory activity, guides to federal lawmaking, and more

Find Legislation by keyword, bill number, bill type, sponsors and more.

Information about members, functions, and legislative activity of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Information about members, functions, and legislative activity of the U.S. Senate.

A Congressional calendar from the Library of Congress is an agenda or list of business awaiting possible action by the House or Senate. Floor schedules list all the activity scheduled to take place in the House or Senate chamber for a given week or month.

Online, updated version of the print publication: Biographical directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989 searchable by name, state, and position (House site only). Most entries includes a short biography, plus biobibliographical information.

The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP). It lists Committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers for Members of Congress.
Lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.

Features Member profiles for Representatives and Senators who have served since 1973 (93rd Congress). Members from the 71st to 92nd Congresses (1929 to 1972) who were still serving as of the 93rd Congress are included. Profiles can be filtered by congress, chamber, political party, and state or U.S. territory.

The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress and the Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of 17.4 million square feet of buildings and more than 553 acres of land throughout Capitol Hill.

The CBO produces independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.

The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government.

The Library of Congress is the nation's first established federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world. It serves
as the research arm of Congress.