Research Guides: Politics: Congress

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See our Guide to Government Publications for more information about government documents.

Congress and the Nation
Call Number: REF KF49 .C653
ISBN: 1047-1324
Publication Date: Released every 4 years (1945-Present)
An overview of Congressional activity plus key votes.

Congress.gov
Search and retrieve any of the following:

Full text of legislation, including info on floor votes (1993–present)
House and Senate committee reports (1995–present)
Congressional Record (1989–present)
Congressional Record
Proceedings and debates of the US Congress from 1995 to the Present through Congress.gov.

Congressional Publications [PROQUEST] This link opens in a new window
Use to access the Congressional Record Bound Edition (1789 - present), Committee Prints and Publications (2014-2017), and CRS Reports (2014-2017).
Also available is ProQuest's Congress in Context which contains congressional profiles that give historical context to each Congressional term (party divisions, leadership, economic conditions, and major events).

Congressional Record
Call Number: Lower Level Periodicals and Microfiche
ISBN: 0883-1947
Transcript of the debate on the Senate and House floor.

PAPER: 1874 -1883,1929 -1976.
MICROFICHE: 1977-2001, 2002-
CQ Almanac
Call Number: REF JK1 .C67
ISBN: 1944-5520
Publication Date: Published annually
Includes the full House and Senate vote record.

govinfo
Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
Legislative Explorer
Use this resource to explore law-making activity from the 93rd Congress (1973-74) to today.
NH Legislation
See the progress and status of any bill in any of the 50 states.
Project Vote Smart
For every member of the US Congress, this website provides transcripts of speeches and statements, interest group ratings, and voting records by subject. It seeks to provide free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials.
Roll Call Votes by the U.S. Congress
1989 - Present
House and Senate

United States Statutes at Large
Call Number: Gov't Docs (Lower Level) KF50 .U55
ISBN: 0083-3401
In Print: Selected years 1876 - 2001
Online: 1789 - 1875

U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates: 1774-1875
This archive includes the Journals of the Continental Congress, the House and Senate Journals, Bills and Resolutions, and the American State Papers.
The U.S. Congress Votes Database (Washington Post)
The U.S. Congress Votes Database documents every vote and member of the House and Senate since 1991, including voting records, financial disclosure statements, and related statistics.

Films and Videos

The Congress

A documentary about the U.S. Congress.

Charlie Wilson's War

Feature film about congress and foreign policy in the early 1980s.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Feature film about the business and function of the House of Representatives.

Taking on the Kennedys

A documentary about the 1994 Congressional election and the impact of media.

McCarthy: Death of a Witch Hunter

A documentary of the 1954 Congressional Army-McCarthy hearings.

C-Span Video Library

This archive contains every hour of programming aired on C-SPAN since 1987. This includes floor debates and committee hearings from the House and Senate.

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