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 Early view of the U.S. Capitol by August Kollner (1839). Click on the picture to learn more. |
U.S.
House of Representatives
Public access to legislative
information and information about members, committees, and organizations
of the House and to other U.S. government information resources.
- This Week on the House Floor. Schedule of bills, resolutions, and other legislative issues intended for consideration; updated each business day when the House is in session.
- Current Floor Activity. As it happens.
- House Committee Hearing Schedules and Oversight Plans
- The Legislative Process. Bills and resolutions being considered in the Congress, as well as current information about what's happening on the House floor.
- The Legislative Process: Tying it All Together: The legislative process explained, with links to resources for each part of the process.
U.S.
Senate
Information from and about
the members of the Senate, Senate committees, and Senate leadership
and support offices, general background information about U.S.
Senate legislative procedures, Senate facilities in the Capitol
Building, and the history of the Senate.
- Legislative Activities. Recent legislative actions, scheduled activities, and other records.
- Committees
- Learning More About the Senate. Senate history, procedures, terminology, and other information.
- The Legislative Process
- A Glossary of Senate Terms
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-- Legislative Information on the Internet
Complete federal legislative
information, including current House and Senate floor activities;
bill text, summary, and status; Congressional Record text and
index; committee information, historical documents; information
about the legislative process; and links to other U.S. government
internet resources. A service of the Library
of Congress.
General
Accounting Office (GAO)
The investigative arm
of Congress, the General Accounting Office is charged with examining
matters relating to the receipt and disbursement of public funds.
GAO performs audits and evaluations of Government programs and
activities.
- GAO Reports. Searchable WAIS database containing text-only versions of all publicly released GAO reports beginning with FY 1995. From GPO Access.
- General Accounting Office. Links to resources from Fedlaw.
Office of Technology
Assessment (OTA)
Established by Congress
in 1972 to provide congressional committees with analyses of
emerging technologies and scientific and technical issues. OTA
was closed by Congress in September 1995, but the complete collection
of OTA publications and other information about the agency is
available online at the sites listed below:
- Office of Technology Assessment. At Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy, Princeton University.
- Office of Technology Assessment. At the National Academy Press of the National Academy of Sciences.
Legislative Process
- Enactment of a Law. Revised and updated by Robert B. Dove, Parliamentarian, U.S. Senate, Feb. 1997. Follows the federal lawmaking process from the origin of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a law, with an emphasis on the Senate process (though the House process is also described).
- How Our Laws Are Made. Revised and updated by Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives, Jan. 31, 2001. Follows the federal lawmaking process from the origin of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a law, with an emphasis on the House process (though the Senate process is also described).
Other congressional information
- opensecrets.org. The Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C., tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy, and makes the results of its research available on this site.
- Congress Track. Extensive resources on the status of legislation, voting records, text of legislation and the Congressional Record, and Congressional committees, organizations, and agencies. From Project Vote-Smart.
- Congress.Org. Congressional directory and committee information.
- Legislative Branch Internet Resources. Links to resources from the Library of Congress.