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CQ Almanac
Congressional activities, including original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session.
Congress.gov
Contains legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present, Congressional Record from 1995-present, Committee activities, and member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present.
CQ Congress Collection
Includes vital biographical and voting data for members of Congress, legislative information organized by topic, key votes, legislative analysis, interest group scores of members, encyclopedic information on Congress, and Supreme Court case summaries relating to the structure and powers of Congress.

Congressional Record, 1989-present
Published daily when Congress is in session, the Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings of Congress and includes edited transcriptions of debates and speeches.
Statutes at Large, 1951-2011
The official compilation of all public and private laws and resolutions passed by Congress from 1951 through 2011.

The laws and resolutions are listed in chronological order of enactment and arranged by public law number. The Statutes at Large is issued approximately a year after the end of each Congress.
U.S. Code
Compilation of all general and permanent laws currently in effect. Every six years public laws are incorporated in the US Code. The US Code is arranged by subject and displays the current status of a law.

Print version available in Reference Collection: KF 62 1927 .W45

C-SPAN
Find video coverage of congressional proceedings since 1987. [Free]
GovTrack
Government transparency website. The site helps ordinary citizens find and track bills in the U.S. Congress and understand their representatives’ legislative record. Set up account and track committees, motions, and bills on topics of interest.
LLSDC Legislative Source Book
Research guides, informational tables, and other resources about the U.S. Congress, law making, and legislative histories. Compiled by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington D.C.

U.S. Senate
The homepage of the United States Senate. Find current information about members and activities of the Senate.
U.S. House of Representatives
The homepage of the United States House of Representatives. Find current information about members and activities of the House.
Politics in America
Find information on members of the U.S. Congress and their districts; contains in-depth profiles of every member as well as data on their constituencies, apportionment, and redistricting. Covers 106th-113th Congresses.

U.S. Senators from Michigan
Contact information for Michigan's United States Senators.
U.S. Representatives from Michigan
Contact information for all Michigan Representatives. Genesee County is part of Michigan's 5th Congressional District.