U.S. Federal Documents

Congressional Information Internet Sites

Guide to Government Publications Series

Congressional information on the Internet is generally current with the exception of Thomas which provides full text to historical documents. Earlier information and publications are available in print, microforms, and cdroms in the Stanford Libraries see Congressional Information Guide

• Bills and Resolutions

http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong009.html
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

• Calendars of the House

Calendars of the Senate
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

• Center for Legislative Archives

http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/index.html

• Clerks of the House
: Office of the Clerk 1789 to present
http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/clerks.html

• Congressional Universe

http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

• Committee reports

http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong005.html
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html

• Congressional Budget Office

http://www.cbo.gov/

• Congressional record

http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

• Constitution

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/constquery.html

• Declaration of Independence Full Text

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/declar.html

• Electoral College

Electoral College

• The Federalist Papers

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/const/fedquery.html

• General Accounting Office

http://www.gao.gov/

• Glossary of Legislative Terms http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/house_guide/hgapc.html

• Glossary; C-Span

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/legproc.html#glossary

• Glossary of Senate Terms

http://www.senate.gov/learning/learn_glossery_more.html

• GPO Access

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html

• House floor leaders

http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/house_guide/hgapb.html
 
• House Homepage

http://www.house.gov/

• Journals of the House

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhj.html

• Journals of the Senate

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsj.html

• Journals (Executive) of the Senate

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwej.html

• Laws (full text)

http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

• Laws: How our laws are made, legislative process (House)

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html

• Laws: How our laws are made, legislative process (Senate)

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html

• Legislative Branch: Library of Congress resource page

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html

• Legislative powers of congress; a brief reference guide

http://www.senate.gov/~rules/crs/97-434.pdf
 
• Library of Congress

http://lcweb.loc.gov/

• National Archives and Records Administration

http://www.nara.gov/

• Rules House and Senate

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/rules.html

• Senate Homepage

http://www.senate.gov/

• Socrates

http://jenson.stanford.edu:9001/prod/owa/su_in

• Speakers of the House of Representatives http://www.nara.gov/nara/legislative/house_guide/hgapa.html

• Technology Assessment Office

http://www.wws.princeton.edu/~ota/

• Thomas: legislative information on the Internet

http://thomas.loc.gov/

• United States Code (USC)

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

Last modified: June 17, 2008