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Legislative Branch of  the Federal Government

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House of Representatives The Senate

These Internet sites contain current and archival  information regarding Congressional members, committees hearings, transcripts and publications:

Congressional Directories

Resources For Determining Legislative History

Code of Federal Regulations
This source is used for researching government regulations. The CFR(s) are the codified rules of executive departments and agencies in the Federal Government.

Congressional Budget Office
The COB provides economic data and budget decisions for the Congressional budget process. This source is used for research appropriations within the Federal Government.

Congressional Observer Publications: U.S. Congressional Votes
This site is used to determine how Congressional members in the House and Senate have voted on legislation.

Congressional Committees
The U.S. House Of Representatives Committee Office Web Services provides a list of Congressional Committees in the House.

C-SPAN Roll Call Vote Search
This site is used to determine how Congressional members in the House and Senate have voted on legislation.  You can search by name or by year.

Federal Register
This source is used to research public laws, presidential documents, committee reports, congressional acts and notices before they are codified in the CFR.

GOVLINE Congressional Committee Transcript Feed
GOVLINE Congressional Committee Transcript Service is a wire feed providing you with complete electronic texts of all testimonies submitted to United States Congressional Committees.

GPO Access Databases
Site is hosted by NARA and the GPO.  Site contains links to the Congressional Record, Committee Transcripts, the Federal Register, the CFR and a host of other government documents used for legislative history analysis.

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