CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES FULL TEXT ONLINE
PRINCIPAL GATEWAYS TO THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
- Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access
- LexisNexis Congressional [restricted to SHSU affiliation]
- THOMASLegislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress) [includes bills and resolutions; committee reports; Congressional Record; shedules and calendars; roll call votes; public laws; presidential nominations; treaties; and historical documents]
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Senate
RESOURCES FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 (Joint Committee on Printing)
- Black Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2005 (Mildred L. Amer, Congressional Research Service)
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875 (Law Library of Congress)
- Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2005 (Stephen W. Stathis, Congressional Research Service)
- Congressional Investigations of the Department of Justice, 1920-2007: History, Law, and Practice (Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service)
- Early United States Statutes at Large: A Research Guide (David L. Langenberg, University of Delaware Library)
- Electronic Sources for Federal Legislative History Documents with Years/Congresses Available (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Researve Board Law Library)
- Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- Freshmen in the House of Representatives and Senate by Political Party: 1913-2005 (Mildred L. Amer, Congressional Research Service)
- Historical Budget Data (Congressional Budget Office)
- Medal of Honor (1863-date) (U.S. Army Center of Military History)
- Party Leaders in Congress, 1789-2004: Vital Statistics (Paul R. Rundquist, et al, Congressional Research Service)
- Policy Agendas Project (Center for American Politics and Public Policy, University of Washington)
- Résumé of Congressional Activity [1947–current] (Congressional Record—Daily Digest via the U.S. Senate)
- Session Dates of Congress (Office of the Clerk, House of Represntatives)
- Sessions of Congress with Corresponding Debate Record Volume Numbers (1789-2006) (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
- Table of Congressional Publication Volumes and Presidential Issuances, 1789-2005 (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- United States Code: Historical Outline and Explanatory Notes (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- United States Statutes: Historical Outline and Source Notes (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- Women in Congress, 1917-2006 (Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives)
- Years and Sessions of Congress (Government Documents Department, University of North Texas Libraries) [scroll down]
OTHER RESOURCES
- Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (Green Book) (Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives)
- Basic Overview on How Federal Laws are Published, Organized and Cited (Richard J. McKinney, FLICC Program on Federal Legislative Research)
- Budget & Economic Outlook (Congressional Budget Office)
- The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction (Sandy Streeter, Congressional Research Service)
- Congressional Bills (GPO Access)
- Congressional Budget Actions in 2007 (Bill Heniff, Jr., Congressional Research Service)
- Congressional Directory (Joint Committee on Printing)
- Congressional Oversight (Frederick M. Kaiser, Congressional Research Service)
- Congressional Record—Bound Permanent Edition (GPO Access)
- Congressional Record—Daily Edition with Daily Digest (GPO Access)
- Congressional Record Index (GPO Access)
- Congressional Research Service Reports (Government Documents Department, University of North Texas Libraries)
- Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives (GPO Access)
- Earmarks (Office of Management and Budget)
- Fast Facts for Congress (Census Bureau)
- History of Bills (GPO Access)
- House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison (Judy Schnieder, Congressional Research Service)
- How Measures are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction (James V. Saturno, Congressional Research Service)
- How Measures are Brought to the Senate Floor: A Brief Introduction (James V. Saturno, Congressional Research Service)
- How Our Laws are Made (Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian, House of Representatives)
- Internet and Online Sources of U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Information (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- An Overview of the Congressional Record and Its Predecessor Publications (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- An Overview of the Impeachment Process (T.J. Halstead, Congressional Research Service)
- An Overview of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives (R. Eric Petersen, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
- Popular Names of Acts in the U.S. Code (Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School)
- Riddick's Senate Procedure (GPO Access)
- Rules and Precedents that Govern the House of RepresentativesHindsCannonDeschler (GPO Access)
- Selected Congressional Research Service Reports on Congress and its Procedures (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
- Texas Congressional District 8 Fact Sheet (Census Bureau)
- Texas Congressional District 8 Map (National Atlas of the United States of America®)
- Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources (Pamela Hairston, Congressional Research Service)
- United States Code (Office of the Law Revision Counsel, House of Representatives)
- United States Code: List of Positive Law Titles With Enacting Cites and Location to Revision Notes (Richard J. McKinney, Federal Reserve Board Law Library)
- United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) (Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives)
- U.S. Congressional Bibliographies (D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University)
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set Finding List (Jennifer E. McMullen, College of Wooster)
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