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Indexes and Abstracts

• CIS Index. Congressional Information Service. (Bierce Government Documents Ref Z 1223 .A22)
  This is a comprehensive source of Congressional publications that indexes and abstracts hearings, committee prints, House Documents, Senate Documents and special publications of the House. It lists bills by numbers, has a name index for the committee and subcommittee chairmen and gives legislative history for major public laws.
• CIS U.S. Serial Set Index (Bierce Government Documents Ref Z1223.Z9 C65 1975)
  This source is useful for historical information.
• Congressional Index. Commerce Clearing House. (Bierce Government Documents Ref J 69 .C6)
  This useful two- volume index identifies legislation pending in Congress. Its coverage includes: subject, author, treaties, nomination, vetoes, enactments, Senate Committee hearings, voting records, and bills acted upon during the week.
• Congressional Indexes, 1789-1969 and Indexes to Unpublished Hearings
• Congressional Universe
  Useful for Congressional information, bills, members of Congress
• Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications 1900-1971 (Bierce Govt Doc Ref. Z1223 a183)
• Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents 1789-1976 (Bierce overnment Docs Ref. Z1223 Z7 L47)
• Marcive Web
  Most useful comprehensive index for government documents from 1976 to present. It is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications computerized
• Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications / issued by the Superintendent of Documents (Bierce Government Documents Reference GP 3.8/8:)
  There is no one index that covers all government documents but this is the most comprehensive all purpose government documents index.
• PAIS International in Print.
  This includes publications that evaluate, influence, or comment on public policy issues.
• See Government Resources for other links

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Bibliographies

• The Senate 1789-1989 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/3:100-20)
  This four volume source includes addressses on the history of the United States Senate, speeches, and historical statistics.
• Senators of the United States: A Historical Bibliography: A Compilation of Works by and about Members of the United States Senate, 1789-1995 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/3:103-34)
• The Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives : a Bibliography, 1789-1984 (Bierce Reference Z7165.U5 K45 1985)
• U.S. Congressional Bibliographies
  Includes Senate hearings, prints, and publications from 1983-present, House hearings, and some hearings that were not distributed to the public.
• United States Congress: An Annotated Bibliography, 1980-1993 (Bierce Reference JK1061 .G545 1995)
• United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog: Numerical Lists and Schedules of Volumes (Bierce Government Documents GP 3.34:) includes years 1983-1994
• The United States Senate: An Institutional Biography 1789-2000

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Reference Resources (Guides, Handbooks, Encyclopedias, etc.)

Almanacs, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.
• Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
• Almanac of American Politics (Bierce Reference JK 1012 .A44)
  This gives brief political information about the state, the governors, congress persons, and their group ratings, national journal ratings, and key votes.
• The Committee on Ways and Means: A Bicennennial History 1789-1989. (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/7:100-244)
• Congress A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia (Bierce Reference JK 1067 .C67 1993)
• The Congress Dictionary: the Ways and Meanings of Capitol Hill (Bierce Reference JK 1067 .D5 1993)
• The Congressional Quarterly Almanac (Bierce Reference JK 1 C66)
• Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on American Government (Bierce Reference JK 274 .W449)
• The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress (Bierce Reference JK 1067 .C67 1993)
• From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics (Bierce Reference HE 1236.5 .U6 S32)
• Historical Almanac of the United States Senate (Bierce Government Documents 100/2:Serial Set 13850) This source has "bicentennial minutes" of the senate including: creation of the senate, its formative years 1792-1820, its chronology up to 1989, and illustrations.
• Landmark Documents on the U.S. Congress (Bierce Reference JK 1041 .L36 1999) includes the people who served in Congress, the way Congress works, and its changes and growth
• The Presidential-Congressional Political Dictionary (Bierce Reference JK 9 .E4 1984)

Directories
• Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774 - (Bierce Reference Desk JK1010 .A5 1997)
• Congressional Staff Directory (Bierce Reference Desk JK 1012 C65)
• Government Phone Book USA (Bierce Reference Desk JK 6 G61)
• Official Congressional Directory (Bierce Reference Desk Y 4.P 93/1:1/)
• United States Government Manual (Bierce Reference Desk AE 2.108/2:)
• U.S. House of Representatives Committee Office Web Services
  This site has links to various Committee websites with information on its members and legislation.
• U.S. Senate Committees
  This site has links for Senate Committee websites
• Washington Information Directory (Bierce Reference Desk F 192.3 W33)
• Women in Congress 1917-1990 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/7:101-238)

Guides
• Guide to the Records of the United States House of Representatives at the National Archives (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/7:100-245)
• Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives 1789-1989 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/3:100-42)
• Guide to U.S. Government Publications (Bierce Reference Desk Z 1223 Z7 A574)
• Introduction to United States Government Information Sources (Bierce Reference J83 .M671 1999)
• Subject Guide to U.S. Government Reference Sources (Bierce Reference Z 1223 Z7R63)
• Tapping the Government Grapevine (Bierce Reference Z1223 Z7 R633)
• Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print (Bierce Reference Z1223 Z7 S4)

Style Guides
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 G53)
• A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Bierce Reference Desk LB 2369 T8)
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Bierce Reference Desk BF76.7 .P83)

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Internet Resources

• See also Categorical List of Government Web Resources
• A Century of Lawmaking
  Includes journals of the Continental Congress, debates of Congress, and Senate and House journals
• The Great American Website
  Provides brief annotations and reviews of government websites
• Thomas
  Legislative information on the Internet from the Library of Congress
• U.S. Congress
  This website has links to miscellaneous House or Senate publications, committees, and calendars.
• U.S. House of Representative Information on the house, its activities, roll call, and members.
• U.S. House Hearings: A Comprehensive Listing of Committee Meetings 1985 to present from North Carolina State University
• U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet from Bowling Green State University
• U.S. Senate Information on the Senate, its calendar, listing of Senators by state, legislative activities, and roll call

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Statistical Resources on Congress

• Congressional roll call (Bierce Reference JK1 .C6635)
• Congressional Universe
  Under members, there is information on key votes, members by characteristics, and financial disclosures.
• Vital Statistics on Congress (Bierce Reference JK1041 .V58)

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Journals and Newspapers

• Congress & the Presidency
• Congressional Digest
• Congressional Record
• The Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report (Bierce Reference JK1 .C15)
• National Journal
• National Journal's Congress daily

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Full-text Books

• Congressional Universe
  Many current documents are full text
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
  Includes Congressional bills, directory, public laws, etc.
• GPOAccess
  Includes information from the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches.

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Images and Other Media

• American Memory Library of Congress Collection Finder
• Congressional Pictorial Directory
  Photos of your Congress person

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Guide to research for materials

• A Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1987 (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/7:100-171)
• Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators, 1789-1995 (Bierce Reference Desk Y 1.1/3:103-35)
• Guide to the Records of the United States House of Representatives at the National Archives 1789-1989 Bicentennial Edition (Bierce Government Documents Y 1.1/7:100-245)

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Related Subject Areas

• Open Secrets
  Includes tracking the money in Congress, major issues, and the special interest groups monitoring pending legislation.
• Vote Smart
  Includes information on Congress, bills, and members voting record.

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Organizations

• Congressional Black Caucus: The Conscience of the Congress Since 1969
  Includes its members, profiles, history and links
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus

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Area Information (Local, State, National)

Cities
• City of Akron, Ohio
• City of Cincinnati
• City of Cleveland, Ohio
• City of Columbus, Ohio

State
• Ohio Capitol Connection includes information on Ohio Legislation
• Ohio State and Local Government on the Net
      Summit County, Ohio
• State of Ohio
  Includes Ohio Legislative, Judicial, Executive Branch and Agencies
• Other State and Local Government

Members of Congress Websites

Senate
• Mike Dewine (Senator)
• George Voinovich (Senator)




House of Representatives
• Steve Chabot (Representative 1st District)
• Rob Portman (Representative 2th District)
• Tony Hall (Representative 3rd District)
• Michael Oxley (Representative 4th District)
• Paul Gilmore (Representative 5th District)
• Ted Strickland (Representative 6th District)
• David Hobson (Representative 7th District)
• John Boehner (Representative 8th District)
• Marcy Kaptur (Representative 9th District)
• Dennis Kucinich (Representative 10th District)
• Stephanie Tubb Jones (Representative 11th District)
• Sherrod Brown (Representative 13th District)
• Tom Sawyer (Representative 14th District)
• Deborah Pryce (Representative 15th District)
• Ralph Regula (Representative 16th District)
• James Traficant (Representative 17th District)
• Robert Ney (Representative 18th District)
• Steven LaTourette (Representative 19th District)

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Grants, Fellowships, etc.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Federal programs available to state and local governments
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Educational and Leadership Foundation Program
  Includes a Congressional fellows program, internship, and the Eleanor Holmes Norton scholarship.
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
  Includes information on summer internships, fellowship programs, and scholarships.

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News from the Field

• Roll Call
  Includes news on and around the Hill, campaign news, and policy briefings.
• Today in Congress (from the Washington Post)

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Selected New Resources on Congress

• History of the United States Capitol
• Keeping America Informed
  New sources from the Government Printing Office

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