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Hearings and Committee Prints GPO Access Catalog of U.S. Government Publications GPO Access Hearings 99th congress 1985 to present Prints 104th congress, 1995 to present Miscellaneous Publications of the House Many of the committee pages include links to the committee hearings. ProQuest Congressional  1824 to present Lexis-Nexis This online database service provides full-text information for major newspapers (domestic and international), journals and periodicals, reports, transcripts and more. A password is required, please see a librarian. Library of Congress Law Library The Library of Congress Law Library is participating in a collaborative project to digitize its collection of printed congressional hearings. The collection isn't complete but is growing. House Committee Web Pages The library has paper copies of many hearings and they can be found by searching BOSUN. Committee prints are available as part of the CIS microfiche set. Senate Committee Web Pages The library has paper copies of many hearings and they can be found by searching BOSUN. Committee prints are available as part of the CIS microfiche set. Committee Reports and Documents Catalog of U.S. Government Publications GPO Access Documents 99th Congress, 1985 to present Reports 104th Congress, 1995 to present THOMAS (Library of Congress) 104th Congress, 1995 to present ProQuest Congressional 1817 to present Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications House Committee Web Pages The Library has paper copies of many of these reports as part of the Serial Set. Senate Committee Web Pages The Library has paper copies of many of these reports as part of the Serial Set. Public Laws ProQuest Congressional 105th congress 1998 to present Legislative histories 1969 to present Federal Digital System GPO Access 104th congress, 1995 to present Public Laws THOMAS 93rd congress, 1973 to present Lexis-Nexis This online database service provides full-text information for major newspapers (domestic and international), journals and periodicals, reports, transcripts and more. A password is required, please see a librarian. United States Statutes at Large GPO Access Public and Private Laws Also available via Library of Congress (1789-1875) 1789- In chronological order, this contains the text of all public and private laws, joint and concurrent resolution passed each congressional session. These are initially published as "slip laws." Reference KA 73 U5 United States Code Also available via Federal Digital System [official site] or Cornell Law This is the codification of all public laws currently in effect and is organized under 50 titles or categories, which consolidate similar topics, incorporates amendments and deletes repealed text. The printed Code is completely reprinted every 6 years with annual supplements in the interim. Reserve KF 62 A2 Voting Information Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report or CQ Weekly Report This weekly publication provides an up-to-date view of what is happening in Congress along with the key votes. The full-text database provides reports on significant legislation, floor action and major policy issues in Congress. Also included are: roll call votes, presidential speeches, election coverage and more. CQ Almanac This annual publication compiles the information gathered by the CQ Weekly Report and condenses it into an almanac. Coverage begins in 1945. Congressional Record (1994 to present) Also available via THOMAS (1994 to present) This provides the record and transcripts of the sessions of the House and Senate. Sometimes includes copies of bill or reports and roll call votes. ProQuest Congressional Congressional Record and its Predecessors (1789-1999)Project Smart Vote Voting Records Interest Group Ratings U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes 1990-present U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 1989-current U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes [from THOMAS] U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes [from THOMAS] C-SPAN Congressional Vote Search 1996-present Voter Information Service (VIS) Congressional Report Cards Votes Database Washington Post This site allows you to browse every vote in Congress since 1991 including impeachments, nominations, speaker elections, treaties and Vice-Presidential tiebreakers. GovTrack GovTrack is a nexus of information about the United States Congress. GovTrack follows the status of legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives. Budget Information NPS Library Defense Budget Information US Budget FY 96-present Library also has the hard copies. The current year is in the Reference collection with the older years in the Feddocs collection. Defense Air Force Army Navy and Marine Corps Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Budget Information Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Defense Budget Studies Strategic Studies Information About Members of Congress House of Representative's web sites by name Information about current members can be found at their individual web pages Senator's web pages by name Information about current members can be found at their individual web pages Almanac of American Politics (1980 to present) This provides an overview of each district and information about its Senator or Congressperson. Information about the individual includes interest ratings, National Journal ratings, key votes and the election results. Separate sections include: demographics charts, campaign finance charts and campaign finance by members as well as committee memberships. Current edition REFERENCE JK 271 B2 Older editions ARCHIVES JK 271 B2 Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-2005 This lists the executive officers of each administration as well as the members of congress by congressional session. Biographies of each individual are included. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to present This version is searchable by name, position, state, party, year or Congress Congressional Directory (105th, 1997 to present) Various congresses for the 72nd to the present Current edition REFERENCE CT 32 U45 Older editions FEDDOCS Y 4.P 93/1:1/ congress Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America (1992 to present) At the state level, this provides a map, demographics and information about the governor. At the district level, this provides information about the district and each member of congress including election results, voting studies, interest group ratings and key votes. Separate sections also include: committee assignments, seniority and campaign finance. Current edition REFERENCE JK 1010 P761 Older editions ARCHIVES JK 1010 P761 Congressional Staff Directory GovTrack GovTrack is a nexus of information about the United States Congress. GovTrack follows the status of legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives. Project Vote Smart Interest Group Ratings Finding Tools ProQuest Congressional 1970- This is an electronic version of the CIS Index to Congressional Publications and Public Laws [Reference JK 1001 .A2]. It provides indexing to all congressional hearings, reports and documents since 1970 and when available, provides links to the electronic documents. Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1976- This is the most comprehensive index for referencing many of the documents published by the U.S. Government. Updated regularly, this includes reference to documents published by the DoD, State Department, Congress and most other federal agencies. When available, hyperlinks to electronic documents are included in the records. GovTrack is a nexus of information about the United States Congress. GovTrack follows the status of legislation and the activities of your senators and representatives Federal Digital System [formerly GPO Access] Among other things, FDsys provides access to the same kinds of congressional information as listed under Thomas as well as the US Code and the Constitution. THOMAS Library of Congress Legislative Information Thomas provides access to the following kinds of congressional information: Bill status, summary and text, major legislation, Public Laws, Roll Call votes, Congressional Record, committee reports, historical documents, links to House and Senate publications and more. Coverage varies according to topic or database. Serial Set This bound set is the compilation of all House and Senate reports and documents, executive reports etc. The Library's set covers from approximately 1960 to the present. The current reports and documents are still being issued but are not longer being bound together. - FEDDOCS Y 1.1/2. Many of these reports and documents are now available from Lexis Nexis Congressional from 1789 to present)Congressional Record Also available via THOMAS ProQuest Congressional Congressional Record and its Predecessors (1789-1999)This provides the record and transcripts of the sessions of the House and Senate. Sometimes includes copies of bill or reports and roll call votes. House Democrats House Web Site This provides the record and transcripts of the sessions of the House and Senate. Sometimes includes copies of bill or reports and roll call votes Senate Democrats Senate Web Site This provides links to individual Senate Members and Committee pages, their reports, documents, bills, bill status and more. United State Code Also available via GPO Access [official site] or Cornell Law This is the codification of all public laws currently in effect and is organized under 50 titles or categories, which consolidate similar topics, incorporates amendments and deletes repealed text. The printed Code is completely reprinted every 6 years with annual supplements in the interim. Reserve KF 62 A2 United States Statutes at Large Also available via Library of Congress (1789-1875) 1789- In chronological order, this contains the text of all public and private laws, joint and concurrent resolution passed each congressional session. These are initially published as "slip laws." Reference KA 73 U5 General Information Sources Congress and the Nation 1945- Volume 1 covers 20 years [1945-1964] each volume thereafter covers 4 years at a time. This condenses the information found in the Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Reference JK 1001 C7 Congressional Research Service (CRS) CRS reports are excellent resources but hard to find. Several sites that regularly collect them are available from the Library's page. Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report or CQ Weekly Report This weekly publication provides an up-to-date view of what is happening in Congress along with the key votes. The full-text database provides reports on significant legislation, floor action and major policy issues in Congress. Also included are: roll call votes, presidential speeches, election coverage and more. CQ Almanac This full-text database offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session. Arranged thematically, CQ Almanac organizes, distills and cross-indexes for permanent reference, the full year in Congress and in national politics. Coverage begins in 1945. CQ Budget Tracker CQ Budget Tracker pulls together information on one page for the House and Senate version of each appropriations bill. Reporting on key decision points include hearings, markups, amendments and conference coverage. You can track appropriations documents from the draft stage through the conference report. CQ Budget Tracker lets you search the complete text of committee reports, including the charts that hold the most elusive line items. Follow dollar amounts at the account level with CQ's spreadsheet style charts, updated as each bill proceeds through the legislative process. CQ Homeland Security CQ Homeland Security is a one-stop web-based intelligence service offering up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information. It provides daily news and analysis on the latest homeland security spending and policy issues and access to a special homeland security version of CQ schedules, complete with event dates, times and hearing room locations. CQ Global Researcher This full-text database provides information on current and controversial issues in areas such as economic, social, political and international affairs. Each report includes historical background, milestones, the current situation and outlook and the pros and cons of each issue. Coverage beings in 1923. CQ Today CQ Today is daily briefing of congressional activity. It provides a wrap-up of the previous day’s entire Hill news in addition to forward-looking reports on all activity scheduled for that day. CQ Today covers floor activity, hearings, all markups and behind-the-scenes developments. InsideDefense Includes full-text access to Inside the Pentagon, Inside the Navy, Inside the Army, Inside the Air Force, and Inside Missile Defense. InsideDefense.com is a multifaceted new service featuring thousands of articles and documents, daily news and special reports on Defense Department programs, procurement and policymaking. ProQuest Statistical Inquiry This database searches and provides summaries of statistical publications produced by state, federal and international agencies as well as non-government entities. When available, links to the full-text of selected publications are provided. LexisNexis Statistical Datasets This web based tool provides access to up-to-date datapoints with an east-to-use, customizable interface. This combines over 590 licensed and public domain datasets. Researchers can view data formats in tabular and graphics formats. Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources Congressional Research Service Overviews of the Legislative Process Enactment of a Law By Robert B. Dove, Parliamentarian, United States Senate, Updated February 1997 Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress 13rd edition -- 1982 This is a good reference tool for gaining a better understanding of how the US Congress works and what changes have occurred since its beginning. Reference JK 1021 C7 House Rules & Manuals From the House Rules Committee, this site provides information covering all aspect of Congress including: rules & procedures, budget process and the legislative process How Our Laws are Made Revised and Updated by Joh V. Sullivan, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives, July 24, 2007. The U.S. House of Representatives: The Legislative Process - Tying it All Together This web site provides a good overview of how the various processes, procedures and reports all fit together. Legislative Liaisons Assistant Secretary of Defense, Legislative Affairs Office of Legislative Affairs -- Navy Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison (OCLL) U.S. Army Miscellaneous Sources Arms Industry Database "The SIPRI Arms Industry Database contains financial and employment data on most of the largest arms-producing companies around the world." Arms Sales Monitoring Program ASMP Federation of American Scientists Arms Transfer Database "The SIPRI Arms Transfers Database contains information on all transfers of seven categories of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the present day. Congressional Presentation, Foreign Operations (title varies) Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Federal Government Resources -- see specially the Legislative Branch section -- This is an excellent web page hosted by the University of Michigan Library's Document Center. It is well organized and provides links to a wealth of highly useful information. Government Accountability Office [GAO] (formerly: General Accounting Office) The GAO is the investigative arm of Congress. They examine use of public funds, evaluate federal programs and provide analyses and recommendations to Congress. International Military Education and Training [IMET] Legislative Reference Service DoD Office of General Counsel Military Expenditures Database "The SIPRI Military Expenditure Database provides consistent time series on the military spending of 72 countries since 1988. US International Security Assistance Education and Training |
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