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Legislative Branch Resources
- U.S. House of Representatives: Official web site of the House of Representatives, includes links for Committees, Members, the Congressional Schedule, and background on the legislative process.
- U.S. Senate: Official web site of the Senate, includes links for Committees, Senators, the Committee Hearing Schedule, and background on the working of the Senate.
Bill Information
- The Score: Minute by minute updates on Congressional action and daily committee schedules.
- United States Code (U.S.C.): The US Code, generated from the US House of Representatives. The USC is searchable by keyword and has a convenient Table of Popular Names of Acts that have been signed into law.
- Public Laws: Online access to the collection of laws enacted 1995 through the present. Includes catalogues of available Public Laws. Also searchable by terms.
- Library of Congress: Links to Members, Committees, and independent entities like the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Office of Technology Assessment (OTA).
- GPO Access: Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, Committee Reports and Hearing Transcripts, and other Federal Government information.
- Congressional Research Service Reports: Nonpartisan reports related to the Environment, prepared by the Congressional Research Service in response to requests by Members of Congress. Online compiled by the National Library for the Environment.
- GAO Reports: Reports by the General Accounting Office, usually requested by Congress, evaluating the implementation of laws or regulations. Reports are searchable by subject, date, title.
- Lexis-Nexis Universe: (UMich only, requires library password) hearing transcripts, member information, bill texts, regulations, Congressional Record references, legislative histories, CIS references, and great links.
- Congressional Record Index: Keyword index to the Congressional Record since 1983, the official record of the proceedings and debates in the Congress.
Background on Members of Congress
- Project Vote Smart: A site with a lot of information: biographical data, campaign finances, issue positions, voting records, interest group ratings, legislation status, issues links, and more!
- opensecrets.org:Where are Members getting their money? Contribution reports broken down by geographic area, and interest groups; personal financial disclosures, and more. Sponsored by the Center for Responsive Politics.
Congressional News
- Greenwire: (UMich only, requires library password)Excellent coverage of daily environmental news, what is happening on the Hill, and a search option for past stories. Also good campaign info.
- C-SPAN: current Congressional activities, a Congressional directory, and more.
- Greensheets: (By subscription only) Excellent but pricey coverage of daily environmental news in Congress, with a search option.
