Donald E. Stokes Library
for Public and International Affairs and 
The Ansley J. Coale Population Research Collection

KEEPING UP WITH CONGRESS: SELECTED RESOURCES

Daily Coverage

National Journal's Congress Daily
http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/congressdaily/

National Journal's Hotline
http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/hotline/

National Journal's Technology Daily
http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/techdaily/

Washington Post Section A
All issues from January 4, 1977 to the present are available by selecting the link for Inside Washington on Congressional Universe at:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

Weekly Coverage

Roll Call
Semi-weekly newspaper published Monday and Thursdays
Latest issue only available at www.rollcall.com
All issues from December 1, 1989 to the present are available by selecting the link for Inside Washington on Congressional Universe at:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

The Hill
Weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays
All issues from January 4, 1995 to the present are available by selecting the link for Inside Washington on Congressional Universe at:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp

CQ Weekly
CQ Weekly provides weekly coverage of U.S. Congress legislative news and analysis since 1983.

CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage and analysis of major issues since 1991.

National Journal
http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/nj/
Full-text of the weekly publication.

Encyclopedias

CQ's Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government
http://library.cqpress.com/eeag/default_splash.asp

Staff Directories and Biographical Information

Almanac of American Politics
http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/almanac/

Congressional Staff Directory
http://csd.cq.com/original_index.html

Judicial Staff Directory
http://jsd.cq.com/original_index.html

Federal Staff Directory
http://fsd.cq.com/original_index.html

Full Congressional information (bills, hearings, laws, Congressional Record, etc.)

Congressional Universe
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
Congressional Universe is a comprehensive online resource providing access to Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, legislative histories, and legal research. The full-text of Congressional information including member biographies, committee assignments, committee transcripts, voting records and financial data, and, key regulatory and statutory resources.

GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index
The U.S. Government Printing Office's gateway to congressional information provides full-text access to important congressional documents. The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications is also available here. Free government site. No analysis.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Bills, public laws, selected hearings, schedules, etc. Free government site. No analysis.