Government Documents Resources Online

CRS--Congressional Research Service

HOUSE

• The Amending Process in the House of Representatives 
• How Measures are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction 
• The Legislative Process on the House Floor: An Introduction 
• Amendments Between the Houses: Procedural Options and Effects 
• House and Senate Rules of Procedure: A Comparison
• Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives 

CRS--Congressional Research Service

SENATE

• The Amending Process in the Senate 
• How Measures are Brought to the Senate Floor: A Brief Introduction 
• The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction 
• Invoking Cloture in the Senate
• Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
• Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments 

CRS--Congressional Research Service

GENERAL

• Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals
• The Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction )
• Congressional Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Legislative Considerations
• Congress’s Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure
• Engrossment, Enrollment, and Presentation of Legislation 
• Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them 
• Impeachment: An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and Practice 
• Independent Counsels, Special Prosecutors, Special Counsels, and the Role of Congress 

CONGRESSIONAL HISTORICAL RESEARCH

• Lobbying Congress: An Overview of Legal Provisions and Congressional Ethics Rules
• Majority Cloture for Nominations: Implications and the "Nuclear" Proceedings
• Membership of the 112th Congress: A Profile
• Membership of the 113th Congress: A Profile
• Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives 
• Party Leaders in the House: Election, Duties, and Responsibilities 
• Researching Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Resources for Congressional Staff
• Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress 
• The Role of the House Majority Leader: An Overview
• Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure 
• Sessions, Adjournments, and Recesses of Congress 
• The Speaker of the House: House Officer, Party Leader, and Representative

• Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means (Green Book)
• Internet and Online Sources of U.S. Legislative and Regulatory Information 
• An Overview of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set 
• Policy Agendas Project
• Report of the Secretary of the Senate 
• Reports to be Made to Congress
• Statement of Disbursements of the House 
• United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions (Plum Book) 
• United States Statutes and the United States Code: Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and Sources: A Federal Statutory Research Guide 
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set
• Vital Statistics on Congress

GPO, GovInfo (formally FDSYS)

• Congressional Record—Bound Permanent Edition
• Congressional Record—Daily Edition with Daily Digest
• Congressional Record Index—Daily Edition  
• Congressional Bills 
• Congressional Calendars 
• Congressional Committee Prints 
• Congressional Directory 
• Congressional Documents 
• Congressional Hearings 
• Congressional Reports 
• House Rules and Manual 
• Journal of the House of Representatives 
• Legislative Calendars 
• Senate Manual Containing the Standing Rules, Orders, Laws, and Resolutions Affecting the Business of the United States Senate [including Statistical Data]