Government Documents: Branches of Government: Legislative Branch

The official website of the U.S. House of Representatives, including information on its committees, directories, and activities.

The House Historian & the House Clerk's Office of Art and Archives website highlighting the history, art, and archives of the House.

The official website of the U.S. Senate, including information on its committees, directories, and activities.

Contact information for state and federal elected officials. From usa.gov.

Find your representative using a zip code.

An alphabetical listing of Senators that can also be sorted by state or party.

Find information on your U.S. Representatives and Senators. Clicking on an individual name provides a link to the individual's website, if available.

Official site for federal legislative information from the U.S. Congress and related agencies.

The CBO website has the full-text versions of its many publications, including economic forecasts, budget projections, analysis of the president's budget, CBO testimony before Congress, and cost estimates for bills reported by congressional committees.

Provides reports of committee activities for over 200 congressional committees. Covers the 104th Congress to the current Congress.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress.

The database by the Office of Management and Budget includes aggregate data on the number and cost of earmarks and displays that information by agency and state. In addition, the database provides details on individual earmarks. This database remains a work in progress.

An independent organization tracking the actions of the federal government. Information includes recent votes, bills, cartograms, and committee assignments. Site by nongovernmental organization.

A non-technical outline of the numerous steps in the federal lawmaking process.

"This website, based on the book Women in Congress, 1917–2006, contains biographical profiles of former women members of Congress, links to information about current women members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of Congresswomen, and images of each woman member, including rare photos."