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Web Resources
Muskie
and His Legacy (Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library)
Finding aids to the Edmund S. Muskie Archives resources at Bates College.
How
Our Laws Are Made (THOMAS)
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
(Library of Congress)- full text access to the bills, laws, Congressional Record,
status of current bills, Roll Call votes.
United States House of Representatives
Guide to the workings of the House. Directory information for House members,
detailed calendars, Roll Call Votes, committees.
United States Senate
Learn about the Senate and its operations, committees, current hearing schedules,
Senate history, glossary, information on (any state) in the Senate, Roll
Call Votes.
C-SPAN
Online version of cable network offering 24hr coverage of Congressional activities.
Project Vote-Smart
Contains biographies, voting records, campaign finances, issue positions, performance
evaluations and backgrounds.
Opensecrets.org
(Center for Responsive Politics)
Your guide to the money in U.S. elections.
Congressional Support Agencies:
Congressional
Budget Office (CBO)
Created in 1974, CBO provides Congress with objective, timely nonpartisan analyses
to help in the Congressional budget process.
Government
Accountability Office (GAO)
GAO's work involves program evaluations, policy analyses, and legal opinions
and decisions on a broad range of government programs and activities both
at home and abroad.
Congressional
Research Service (CRS)
Provides Congress with specialized nonpartisan research and analyses by nationally-recognized
experts to a wide range of issues.
Some places to look on the web:
Open
CRS (Center
for Democracy & Technology).
CRS
Reports and Issue Briefs (U.S.
Dept. of State).
CRS Publications
(Penny Hill Press) List
of reports only.
Important Reference Works
Congressional
Quarterly Almanac
Annual survey of Congressional activity. Appendixes include legislative histories
and voting records.
Began in 1947. Latest 5 years in Reference.
Reference JK 1 .C663
Congress
and The Nation
Review of politics and policy during each 4-year presidential term.
Also in paper at Reference KF 49 .C65 v.1-11
Congressional
Quarterly's Politics in America
Also in paper at Reference JK 1010 .P64
Almanac
of American Politics
Also in paper at Reference JK 1012 .A44
Guide
to Congress. (CQ) 5th ed.
Reference JK 1021 .C565 2000 v.1-2
Encyclopedia
of the United States Congress
Reference JK 1067 .E63 1995 v.1-4
Committees
in the U.S. Congress, 1947-1992
Reference JK 1029 .N45 1993 v.1-2
Congress
A to Z
Reference JK 1067 .C67 2003
Vital
Statistics on Congress
Reference JK 1041 .O76
Congressional
Roll Call
Reference JK 1 .C6635
Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings
Reference JK 1051 .S555 2006
Alamanc
of Federal PACS
Reference JK 1991 .A744
Encyclopedia
of the American Legislative System
Reference JF 501 .E53 1994 v.1-3
How
to Research Congress
Reference JK 1108 .M349 1996
Public
Interest Group Profiles
Reference JK 1118 .78 2004
For books about individual Congress members -
see the Catalog using their name as a subject--e.g.,
Clinton, Hillary or Obama, Barack.
A good place to look for information on current
Congress members is LexisNexis Congressional.
Contacting
the Congress
Congressional
Directory
Current members of both the House and Senate committees assignments
Also contains members and committees websites for the House of Representatives.
Office
of the Clerk (House)
Contains On-line Biographical
Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to 2005.
Black
Americans in Congress, 1870-1989
Reference GOVT Y 1.1/7: 101-117
Biographical
Dictionary of Congressional Women
Reference JK 1012 .F57 1999
The
Almanac of American Politics
Reference JK 1012 .A44 1972+
CQ's
Politics in America
Reference JK 1010 .P64 1990+
Information on Congressional Debates (1774-present)
A
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Dcouments and
Debates 1774-1873
(The Law Library of Congress).
Congressional
Record. Vol. 140 (1994+)
LexisNexis Congressional
Pertinent Subject Headings
United
States Congress Elections
Legislators
United States
United
States Politics and Government
Library contact:
For more information, contact:
Sandra Groleau
Documents Librarian
207-786-6268
e-mail: sgroleau AT bates.edu
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