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Primary Web Sites
These are the primary official Web sites for the U.S. Congress.
- Congress.govMaintained by the Library of Congress, this is the "official source for federal legislative information."
- United States SenateThe U.S. Senate's own offical site.
- United States House of RepresentativesThe official House site.
Leadership and History
These official sites are useful for a study of the history and operations of the U.S. Congress.
- Senate Historical Office"Serving as the Senate's institutional memory, the Historical Office collects and provides information on important events, precedents, dates, statistics, and historical comparisons of current and past Senate activities..."
- The Institution (U.S. House of Representatives)House.gov's "History, art, and Archives" section presents these "essays, Congress-by-Congress summaries, and profiles about the House’s unique culture."
- Current House LeadershipCurrent party leaders, with a link to historical material.
- Current Senate LeadershipCurrent officers, party leaders, committee chairs, and links to historical material.