Government Documents

Legislative Branch

Congress

• U.S. Legislative Branch (Library of Congress)

An extensive collection of legislative sites.

• U.S. House of Representatives


• U.S. Senate

Directories

• Congressional Directory (GPO Access)


• Contacting the Congress

An unofficial database of congressional contact information including phone numbers, WWW homepages, and e-mail addresses for members of Congress.

Finding Legislative Materials

• Congressional Universe (Lexis-Nexis)

Allows searching of congressional publications, legislative histories, status of bills, testimonies of congressional hearings, the Congressional Record, and the Federal Register. Coverage begins with 1970.

• Reference Sources for Legislative Information

A guide to print and electronic sources which are basic to tracing the legislative history of public law.

• THOMAS (Library of Congress)

Provides full text of legislation, the Congressional Record, and bill summaries and status. Coverage begins with the 103rd Congress.

• U.S. Congress (GPO Access)

Provides a searchable database of congressional publications including bills, committee prints, hearings, and reports.