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Key Congressional sites
- Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is the Library of Congress's legislative research database.
- United States House of RepresentativesThe official web site of the U. S. House which includes information about committees and current legislation.
- United States SenateThe official web site of the U. S. Senate, with information about committees, current legislation, and much more.
- Congressional Committee HearingsOnline access to House and Senate committee hearings from 1997 to the present. Many of these hearings can also be found in the library's catalog.
- Congressional RecordDaily transcripts of speeches and remarks delivered on the floor of the House and Senate.
U.S. Doc. X/A ....(1921 - present in paper; 1873-1921 on microfilm)
Online access, from 1994 to the present, is through FDSys. - Congressional DirectoryThe complete official directory for the 115th Congress.
- Congressional Budget OfficeThe home page of the CBO, with links to recent reports and analyses.
- Budget of the United States GovernmentCall Number: Ref. HJ 2051 A.5 2014Publication Date: current
- Budget of the United States GovernmentOnline access to the budget is available from 1996 to the present.
- Appropriations HearingsCall Number: U.S. Doc. Y4 AP 6/1:Publication Date: annualTranscripts of hearings before the House Committee on Appropriations. These are published annually and fill many shelves in the government documents stacks. Generally these hearings are not available online.
Bills and Laws
- Congressional BillsBills from 1993 (103rd Congress) to the present are available on FDSys.
- Public and Private LawsOnline access to U. S. public laws is available from 1995 to the present.
- United States Statutes at LargeCall Number: Ref. KF 50 .U52 (located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)This is the final permanent version of the U. S. public laws, arranged chronologically.
- United States CodeThe online version of the U. S. Code goes back to 1994.
- United States CodeCall Number: Call Number: Ref. KF 62 1992 .A2 (located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor) Publication Date: currentThis is the official codification of federal laws, organized into 50 subject areas (or titles).
Everything Else
- GovInfo This link opens in a new windowGPO's GovInfo provides free public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. (replaced FDsys in December 2018)
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO) This link opens in a new windowFinding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Covers July 1976 to the present.