Interactive, searchable directory of all members of Congress by Name, Position, State, Party, Year, and Congress. Also available in STROZIER LIBRARY -- Documents -- Y1.1/7: 108-222
Contains information on length of service, political party affiliation, and Congressional district for Congressional members and a "Party Division" page listing the total numbers of Republicans, Democrats, and Independent(s) in both chambers of Congress. Also available in STROZIER LIBRARY -- Documents -- Y4.P93/1: 1p/
Link to physical copies of Financial disclosure reports of members of the United States House of Representatives, available STROZIER, Documents General Collection -- Y1.1/7: 96-151, etc.
"a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, provides citizens and journalists the transparency tools to shine a light on the influence of money on politics. Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws...We currently track money and influence in the U.S. Congress and the California legislature, with more states to come."
"A quarterly public report of all receipts and expenditures for Members of Congress, Committees, Leadership, House Officers and Offices of the House of Representatives." This is a 3 volume set. STROZIER, Documents General Collection -- Y1.1/7: 104-191, etc.
Contains biographical profiles of former women Members of Congress, links to information about current women Members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of Congresswomen, and images of each woman Member, including rare photos.
STROZIER LIBRARY -- Documents -- Y1.1/7:108-223.
"CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. CongressLink is directed to teachers of American Government and civics. It is multi-featured, offering original content (including lesson plans and historical materials) and up-to-the-minute information about Congress."
CQ Magazine provides nonpartisan information on Capitol Hill, legislative news and analysis of events. This also includes votes by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States.
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Resource URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/
Abbreviation: cqwk
Vendor: Sage Publishing
Subjects: Political Science, Public Administration and Policy
Type: Government Publications, Newspapers and Newswires
"Congress.gov makes federal United States legislative information freely available to the public. Launched Sept. 19, 2012, this version of the site is an initial beta release of Congress.gov, created as a successor to THOMAS.gov, the current public site for legislative information. The Congress.gov beta site contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present..."
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and
debates
of the United States Congress. Published since 1873, it is
published
daily when Congress is in session.
Congressional Record : Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress.
Click on "Political News/Hot Topics" on left side for access to
The Hill (1995 - present), Roll Call (1989 - present) and The Washington Post (Section A) (1977 - present)
CQ Magazine provides nonpartisan information on Capitol Hill, legislative news and analysis of events. This also includes votes by the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States.
Topics:
Abortion
Agriculture
Appropriations
Banking and Financial Services
Budget
Congressional Affairs
Defense
Economic Affairs
Education
Employment and Labor
Energy
Environment
Executive Branch
Foreign Policy
Government Operations
Health
Homeland Security
Immigration
Intelligence
Legal Affairs
Pensions and Retirement
Politics and Elections
Regulatory Policy
Science
Taxes
Technology and Communications
Trade
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans' Affairs
Welfare and Housing
Resource URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly/
Abbreviation: cqwk
Vendor: Sage Publishing
Subjects: Political Science, Public Administration and Policy
Type: Government Publications, Newspapers and Newswires
Congressional Quarterly Almanac
Located in STROZIER LIBRARY --Documents -- JK1 .C663.
STROZIER, Documents -- -- XJS: Online from 1789-1875. Some of the earlier years in print, later years (96th Congress+), in microfiche
National Journal
A nonpartisan weekly print journal on politics, policy and government, providing daily news analysis of key political and policy development STROZIER LIBRARY Periodicals 2nd Floor -- 320.5N276 Library has 1992-Aug.2008. Strozier Micromaterials Film PR 287, 1971-1991. Coverage in Academic Search Complete, 2000-14 days ago.
Details: The New York Times is considered the "official" U.S. newspaper because it publishes the complete text of important documents, speeches, and presidential press conferences. The paper's reporters have won scores of Pulitzer Prizes throughout the publication's 150-year history.
Covers Congressional activity and known for its pro-con format, with guest columns written by Congressional analysts and legislators. Coverage is from 1921-present.
"Transparency Data is a central source for federal lobbying disclosure, federal grants and contracts, earmarks and federal and state campaign contributions."