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Many congressional and government documents are available on the Web.  Your local library is also an excellent place to find information.  The following guides explain how to find materials related to the Senate and the legislative process. You may also contact your Senator's office if you have additional questions.
 
How to  research the collections of former Senators
How to  contact U.S. Senators
How to  find books
How to  find bills
How to  find the Congressional Record
How to  find committee hearings
How to  find committee reports and conference reports
How to  find the U.S. Code
How to  find laws, acts, or statutes
How to  find subcommittee membership rosters
How to  find the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations
How to  find out about congressional voting
 

Committee & Subcommittee Assignments list for the 108th Congress is available in PDF.


Learn the most common way a bill becomes a law.

Transcripts of hearings on a federal or judicial nominee may be available on a committee Web site, from the Government Printing Office, or from a federal depository library.


All senators from each state and other facts about a state's history in the U.S. Senate.


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