Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) -- Current and historical (state and national) information about women officeholders and candidates. Lists and provides links for women serving in the 110th Congress (2007-2009).

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 -- Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Collection.

Conference Reports -- A compromise on legislation negotiated between the House and Senate via conference committees. Conference Reports are printed and submitted to each chamber for approval or disapproval.

Congressional Directory -- Also see Congressional Pictorial Directory

Congressional Earmarks (OMB) -- Provides information about earmarks, Congressional funds for projects or programs that circumvent the normal merit-based or competitive allocation process.

Congressional Email Directory -- Organized by state.

Congressional Hearings -- Searchable database of a limited number of Congressional hearings (105th Congress to present).

Congressional Record 1994-present

Congressional Record Index 1983-present -- Recent years include links to Congressional Record text.

Congressional Reports and Documents (U.S. Serial Set) (104th Congress to present).

Congressional Research Service (CRS Reports):

• Congressional Research Service (CRS) publications - topical index (National Council for Science and the Environment)
• CRS Reports (Thurgood Marshall Law Library) Includes reports on terrorism and homeland security.
• CRS Reports (UNT Libraries)
• Open CRS
• Selected CRS Reports on Congress and other CRS links (Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc.)

CRP Lobbyist Page -- Includes a searchable database of lobbyist information.

Election/Voting Resources

FedNet -- Access to broadcast coverage of Congress, Federal Agencies and the White House.

GPO Congressional Publication Releases

House Hearings -- Comprehensive listing of Committee Meetings (1985 to present)provided by North Carolina State University.

House of Representatives Web Site -- Contains basic information about House members and committees including legislation sponsored, committee assignments and committee schedules.

House and Senate Committee Documents--Quick Links to current (1997+) Congressional Committee reports compiled by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.

The Legal Process: North Harris College Learning Resource Center's guide to the process by which a bill becomes a law. -- Includes both print sources and links to Internet sources.

Legislative Sourcebook-- (Law Librarian's Society of DC). Contains information of Congressional documents, reports, hearings and current status tables.

Legislator Information for Rice University -- Contact information for both state and federal legislators for the Rice University area.

LexisNexis Congressional -- Provides full-text access to historical (from 1789) and current U.S. Congressional publications including committee hearings, committee prints, Congressional Research Service reports, the American State Papers, the Serial Set (House and Senate documents and reports, Senate executive reports and treaty documents), Serial Set maps, Congressional news, and information about members of Congress and Congressional committees. Accessible to the Rice community or at the Library only.

LOUIS (Library of Unified Information Sources) -- Makes available in a fully searchable printable text format seven sets of federal documents dating back to 2001: Congressional Reports, Congressional Record, Congressional Hearings, Federal Register, Presidential Documents, GAO Reports, and Congressional Bills & Resolutions. Provides the ability to set up a standing query on an RSS feed. Provided by the Sunlight Foundation.

Power Trips -- Information provided by The Center for Public Integrity about privately funded trips taken by members of Congress.information about How Private Travel Sponsors Gain Special Access to Congress.

Presidential Nominations -- Provided by THOMAS (Library of Congress). Keyword or nomination number search for Presidential nominations for a wide variety of civilian, judicial and military positions that require Senate approval. Search also by type of position, state, legislative action, Senate committee, and/or nomination date.

Senate Web Site -- Provides information from and about the members of the Senate, Senate Committees, and Senate leadership and support offices.

THOMAS -- Comprehensive Library of Congress site for legislative information. Includes bills/resolutions, the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations, treaties, committee reports, government resources (links to Congressional information from official and non-official sources), and teacher resources.

U.S. Congress Votes Database -- Washington Post site for accessing every vote in the United States Congress since the 102nd Congress (1991). Browse by individual members or by chamber. Also provides an RSS feed for recent votes.

U.S. Congressional Bibliographies -- Enumerate and describe meetings held by Congressional committees since 1985. Authoritative and exhaustive source of meetings held and documents released by House and Senate committees.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List (The College of Wooster Libraries) -- Use to find House and Senate documents & reports from the 15th (Dec. 1817)- 91st (1969/70) Congresses by agency, Superintendent of Documents call number, or serial set number.

Voting Records of Members of Congress