US Federal Government Sources

The main portal for the United States Congress. Includes link to live floor video feeds from both houses. For more audio and visual coverage, see AV Coverage from congress.gov.

Search and browse voting records for current federal, state, and local officials.

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities.

By law, the Congressional Research Service provides research and analysis to committees and members of the House and Senate. This collection provides the public access to those reports. See also EveryCRSReport.com which contains many but not actually every CRS Report.

Floor proceedings, bills, and votes.

Daily House committee hearings organized alphabetically.

Current Congress only. Links to each committee's website.

The Journal is the official record of proceedings of each legislative day in the House of Representatives. For older House Journals, see the American Memory collection of the first 43 sessions.

Current and previous floor schedules and Senate Legislative and Executive Calendars.

Provides a list of daily meetings and hearings with a brief description of their purpose.

Current Congress only. Select a committee from the drop-down menu for a list of members and subcommittees as well as a link to the committee's website.

The Journal is the official record of the proceedings of each legislative day of the Senate. For older Senate Journals, see the American Memory collection of the first 43 sessions.