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US House Page Alumni Association US House Page Alumni Association: Membership organization is comprised of men and women who served as pages in the Congressional Page Program during their high school years. Details of application process. (Legislative Branch) http://www.pagealumni.us/ Hearings.com Hearings.com: Fee-based service offering live and archived audio of Congressional hearings. (Legislative Branch) http://www.hearings.com U.S. Capitol - A Virtual Tour U.S. Capitol - A Virtual Tour: Interactive tour of the Capitol, including panoramic views and historical information on the various chambers, major events which have unfolded there, and the objects therein. (Legislative Branch) http://www.senate.gov/vtour THOMAS THOMAS: Comprehensive online journal of the US legislative process maintained by the Library of Congress, named for Thomas Jefferson. Search bills and laws by number or keyword, find links to members of the House and Senate, calendars, text of historical document (Legislative Branch) http://thomas.loc.gov Congressional Sources on the Internet Congressional Sources on the Internet: Directory of Congressional resources including the official pages for the US Senate and House, access to Congressional Archive collections, Roll Call Online, and a biographical directory of Congress from 1774-present. (Legislative Branch) http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/congress.html Congressional Record Congressional Record: the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. (Legislative Branch) http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html Congressional Floor Debates and Proceedings Congressional Floor Debates and Proceedings: Real time audio coverage of House and Senate floor debates, proceedings, and hearings provided by FedNet. Subscription required for archived material. (Legislative Branch) http://www.fednet.net/ United States Capitol Historical Society United States Capitol Historical Society: Nonprofit group that promotes the history of the Capitol and Congress. Interactive tour, feature articles, Capitol art, chronology, links, historic stereograph views, educational materials and bibliographies (Legislative Branch) http://www.uschs.org/ The United States Capitol The United States Capitol: Official site maintained by the Architect of the Capitol provides historic and current information on the function and architecture of the Capitol, House and Senate buildings, and surrounding grounds. (Legislative Branch) http://www.aoc.gov/ CongressOL.com CongressOL.com: Guide to the United States Congress: member contact information, biographies, legislative news, guide to how Capitol Hill operates, and current issues. (Legislative Branch) http://www.congressol.com/ Congressional Pictorial Directory - One Hundred Sixth Congress Congressional Pictorial Directory - One Hundred Sixth Congress: The online version of the Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 106th Congress, available on GPO Access. (Legislative Branch) http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/106_pictorial/index.html Congressional Email Directory Congressional Email Directory: Searchable by name or state. (Legislative Branch) http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html Congress in the News Congress in the News: Provides easy access to text of legislation currently in the news. (Legislative Branch) http://thomas.loc.gov/home/textonly.html Congress.Org Congress.Org: News, information and resources on Congress including votes, bills, assignments and information about individual members. (Legislative Branch) http://www.congress.org/ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: Search for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state. (Legislative Branch) http://bioguide.congress.gov/ Congressional Observer Publications Congressional Observer Publications: C.O.P. provides coverage of every congressional vote, multiple links on votes/members, statistical information, vote-studies including missed votes and search capability. (For fee service.) (Legislative Branch) http://www.proaxis.com/cop African, Hispanic (Latino), Asian American members of Congress African, Hispanic (Latino), Asian American members of Congress: List ethnic minority members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, including links to the members' official websites. (Legislative Branch) http://www.ethnicmajority.com/congress.htm Congressional Research Service Reports Congressional Research Service Reports: Legislative Process in the Congress (emphasis on the House of Representatives) (Legislative Branch) http://www.house.gov/rules/crs_reports.htm Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791 Birth of the Nation: The First Federal Congress, 1789-1791: An online exhibit of the documentary history of the most productive Congress in U.S. history. (Legislative Branch) http://www.gwu.edu/~ffcp/exhibit/ Congressional Joint Economic Committee Congressional Joint Economic Committee: Economic research of policy issues before the U.S. Congress. (Legislative Branch) http://www.house.gov/jec National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: An independent, bipartisan commission chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (Legislative Branch) http://www.9-11commission.gov/ Government Guide VoteNote - AOL Government Guide VoteNote - AOL: Service to track votes by your U.S. Senators and Representatives. (Legislative Branch) http://votenote.aol.com/ American Congress American Congress: Online textbook introduces the party and committee systems, leadership, and voting and floor activity of Congress. Features a test bank and annotated resources. (Legislative Branch) http://congress.wustl.edu USASim USASim: Online simulation where participants can pretend to be US Senators, members of Cabinet or Supreme Court Justices. (Legislative Branch) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/USASim?yguid=75724746 How our laws are made How our laws are made: Document on how U.S. legislation is crafted in Congress. House and Senate aspects from proposal and introduction to consideration, debate, engrossment, and enrollment. Includes the roles and actions of the President. (Legislative Branch) http://www.llpoh.org/HOW_OUR_LAWS_ARE_MADE.html Legislative Information on GPO Access Legislative Information on GPO Access: Access official Congressional databases online via GPO Access (Legislative Branch) http://www.gpo.gov/su_docs/legislative.html Congressional Floor Information Congressional Floor Information: Provides continuously updated information on daily House and Senate floor proceedings (when in session) and projected weekly schedules. Includes general background information on Floor procedures. (Legislative Branch) http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/floor.html Millennial Housing Commission Millennial Housing Commission: Chartered by Congress to complete a study of the United States's housing. (Legislative Branch) http://www.mhc.gov/ C-SPAN: Congressional Information Center C-SPAN: Congressional Information Center: Comprehensive directory of House and Senate members, committees, leadership, and offices. (Legislative Branch) http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/home/