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Here are the resources presented in the "Finding Congressional Information" workshop, updated for Fall 2011.

• Get information about members of Congress, find schedules, learn about the history of the two chambers:
  • House of Representatives
  • Senate

• Background information:
  • Congressional Directory
  • CongressLink (from the Dirksen Congressional Center)
  • Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (from the Government Printing Office)

• Current legislation is easy to find using THOMAS
• LLSDC's Legislative Sourcebook is a comprehensive guide to legislative research

• Get recent Congressional publications from FDsys.
  • FDsys Hearings (selected 1986+, most 1997+):
  • FDsys Committee Prints (selected 1991+)

• ProQuest Congressionalis a subscription database with comprehensive indexing of Congressional materials. UA has additionally purchased access to the full text for:
  • Committee prints & publications (including CBO and GAO reports): 1830-2010
  • Congressional Record & its predecessors: 1789-1997
  • Congressional Research Service reports: 1916-2010
  • Hearings: 1824-1979 [We have 1980+ in microfiche]
  • House & Senate documents: 1817-2003
  • House & Senate reports: 1817-2003
  • Legislative histories: 1969-present
  • U.S. Serial Set (including maps): 1789-2003
  • Start here (click "Connect to this resource", then use the Advanced Search tab)

• HeinOnlineis a subscription database with full text to resources such as the Statutes at Large and the Code of Federal Regulations. Our subscription also includes the Congressional Record.
  • Start here (click "Connect to this resource", then select the collection of interest)

• CQ Weekly is a subscription resource that provides news and analysis related to Congress. The online content goes back to 1983. CQ Researcher Plus Archive includes materials going back to 1923. Access these via the UA subscription to CQ Press.
  • Start here (click "Connect to this resource", then select the collection of interest)

• Recent CRS reports are indexed and linked by projects such as OpenCRS
• Get video coverage of nearly all public sessions from C-SPAN
• Follow "The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955," Roll Call
• Try blogs and tools such as OpenCongress