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Government Document Resources Online: Legislative Affairs

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government -  designed to inform students, parents and educators about the Federal Government.
Congress.gov contains legislation from the current Congress back to 1973-74, member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972). 

Congressional Bills - Quick Search options for the Congressional Record, Committee Reports, Nominations, Treaty Documents, and Communications.  
Congressional Budget OfficeCBO has produced independent analyses of budgetary and economic issues to support the Congressional budget process. 
Congressional Record - official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from 1974 to Present.
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a division of the Library of Congress. They produce analytical, non-partisan reports on topics of interest to members of Congress.  This link will take you to an Archive of CRS Reports.

Free Government Information - FGI promotes free government information through collaboration, education, advocacy and research to provide access to government publications that have been deleted or removed from government websites. 
LegiNation's BillTrack50 - track federal legislation
Legislative ProcessThe United States Congress is a complex web of interrelated activities policies, bills and law making. This is a nine part video series to help you better understand the process.
Lobbying Disclosure Act Database - search lobbying and contribution
s by lobbying firms, affiliated organizations or foreign entities.
Private Laws - text of private laws enacted by Congress from the present and back to 1973.
Public Laws - text of public laws enacted from the current Congress back to 1973.

U.S. House of Representatives 
         
History of the House of Representatives
U.S. Senate

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