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- CQ Congress Collection
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Congressional member information and legislative analysis
- CQ Congress Collection is a research and reference tool that provides an analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress. Includes tools for analyzing key votes and interest group ratings. Much of the analytical content in this resource covers the period from the 79th Congress (1945-1947) to present.
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: CQ Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cqcg-uga1
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- CQ Weekly
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Analysis of the actions of the U.S. Congress
- CQ Weekly provides in-depth coverage of the U.S. Congress. Includes analyses of legislative initiatives, status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and more.
- Coverage Dates: October 1983 - present
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: CQ Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cqwk-uga1
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- LexisNexis Congressional
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Coverage of U.S. Congress; hearings, prints, reports, bills, Congressional Record, CRS Reports, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations
- LexisNexis Congressional provides extensive historical indexing of Congressional documents. It also provides the full text of recent hearing transcripts, committee reports, bills, bill tracking reports, the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Code, and public laws, as well as the complete historical archives of CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports and Committee Prints. Additional coverage includes biographical profiles of congressmen and senators, committee assignments, voting records and financial data.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: cis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xcun-uga1
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- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Congress from the 15th Congress (1817) through the 96th (1980). (Work in progress, check database for coverage.)
- The U.S. Congressional Serial Set consists of the all the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from the 15th Congress (1817) through the 96th (1980), including some post-1816 content published in the American State Papers (a retrospective collection of materials originating from 1789 through 1838 but published in the second quarter of the 19th century). During much of the 19th century, especially in the pre-Civil War era, the Serial Set also included key Executive Department publications that were published only or primarily in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. The Serial Set constitutes a rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history, including approximately 52,000 maps.
- Coverage Dates: 1789-1980
- Updated: Monthly until all years have been entered
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Readex/NewsBank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=usco-uga1
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Bills & Debates
- Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1969-1971 (print)
Call Number: J84: Y1.4 (Repository)- These documents are housed at the Libraries' Repository.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Congressional Bills and Resolutions, 1972-present (microfiche)
Call Number: MFC J84 Y1.4; MFC J50.U50 (Second Floor Microfiche Cabinets)- Location: Main Library Only
- Congressional Record (Online)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- 1994-present. The Congressional Record provides a record of debates, votes on bills, and other actions of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
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- Digest of Public General Bills and Resolutions
Call Number: J84: LC 14.6:- Provides a brief descriptive summary of bills introduced into the U.S. Congress. Also gives information about bill sponsors, actions, and status. Coverage: 1937 through 1990 (75th through 101st Congresses).
- Location: Main Library Government Document Stacks
- GPO Access
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text of bills 1993-present.
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html
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- How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Legislative Process
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://capwiz.com/c-span/issues/basics/?style=legis
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Biographical Sources
- Almanac of American Politics
Call Number: Main Ref JK271.A45 (latest edition at Main Reference Desk)- Short biographies, key votes and election results of members of Congress. Includes essays on the political environment for each state. Latest edition at Main Reference Desk. Also see CQ's Politics in America.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Each entry includes a table giving details of congressional service, a brief biography and bibliography.
- URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
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- CQ's Politics in America
Call Number: Main Ref JK1010.P64- Detailed biographies of members of Congress. Latest edition at Main Reference Desk. Also see Almanac of American Politics.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress.
Call Number: Main Ref JK1021.C5592 2000- Includes information on Congressional history, powers and procedures, ethics, and supporting offices. Extensive bibliographies included with each section.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia of the United States Congress
Call Number: Main Ref JK1067.E63 1995 v.1-4- Contains essays on Congress, its operations, and its history.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Directories
- C-Span Congressional Directory
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Includes brief bio, committee assignments, detailed political contribution information 1994-present, as well as useful links.
- URL: http://capwiz.com/c-span/dbq/officials/directory/directory.dbq?command=congdir
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- Congressional Staff Directory
Call Number: Main Ref JK1012.C74 [year]- Latest edition shelved at Main Reference Desk. Provides listings of the staffs of members of Congress and committees and includes 3200 brief staff biographies.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Congressional Yellow Book
Call Number: Main Ref JK1083.B55 (latest edition at Main Reference Desk)- Who's who in Congress, including committees and key staff.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Georgia Congress Members (for current Congress)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Includes link to members' web pages.
- URL: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/cgi-bin/newseek.cgi?site=ctc&state=ga
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General
- Congress and the Nation
Call Number: Main Ref KF49.C65- Similar to CQ almanac. Chronicles legislation and events during each four-year presidential term.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- GPO Access Legislative Page
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Contains a wealth of full text Congressional documents and information, generally from the 104th Congress onward.
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
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- House of Representatives Website
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.house.gov/
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- Senate Website
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.senate.gov/
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- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
Online Access: On/Off Campus- House and Senate bills (histories, status, full text, etc.), Public Laws, Reports, the Congressional Record, Committee Information, more. Dates for past Congressional documents vary.
- URL: http://thomas.loc.gov/
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Guides/Handbooks
- How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Legislative Process
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://capwiz.com/c-span/issues/basics/?style=legis
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- How Congress Works
Call Number: Main Ref JK1021.H69 1998- Presents basic explanations of the procedures and rules that govern the Senate and the House.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Table of Congressional Publication Volumes and Presidential Issuances
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This brief table correlates each numbered United States Congress with the year and month it began and the starting volume or number for several congressional and presidential publications and documents series such as the Congressional Record and its predessessors (Congressional Globe, Register of Debates, and Annals of Congress) as well as the Serial Set, Executive Orders, etc.
- URL: http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/docs/tab-cong.pdf
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Hearings
- CIS US Congressional Committee Hearings Index
Call Number: Main Ref KF40.C56 1981- Shelved on Index Table 6f. Indexes hearings 1833-1969. If SuDocs No. not given, which begins with Y4, ask at Main Reference Desk about location. The CIS reference nos. are sometimes useful in locating older hearings. Also consult the volumes of the Index of Congressional Committee Hearings, J84, Y1.3, H35/2 shelved on Index Table 6f.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Congressional Hearings (microfiche)
Call Number: MFC J84 Y4.etc.- 1. (1978-present) Located on second floor in Government Documents in microfiche, beginning with cabinet A24. This collection also includes Committee Prints.
2. (1970-1982) in CIS microfiche collection, also located on second floor in microfiche cabinets B22-B29. Also includes Committee Prints. CIS numbers from the indexes on Main Ref Index Table 6F are necessary to access this set. Note: UGA Libraries does not own CIS' collections of unpublished US Senate & House committee hearings.
3. Senate Library collection of Senate and House hearings (1906-1934). Located on second floor in microfiche cabinets B22-B29. Use the Index of Congressional Committee Hearings Prior to January 3, 1935... to locate fiche numbers ("volume"). - Location: Main Library Government Document Stacks
- 1. (1978-present) Located on second floor in Government Documents in microfiche, beginning with cabinet A24. This collection also includes Committee Prints.
- Congressional Hearings (print)
Call Number: J84 Y4.etc.- Located on second floor in Government Documents area. We should have all hearings from 1978 on, but not all of them before that date. This collection also includes Committee Prints.
- Location: Main Library Government Document Stacks
- GPO Access
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text of bills 1993-present.
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/bills/index.html
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- Index of Congressional Committee Hearings Prior to January 3, 1935... and Supplement
Call Number: Main Ref KF 40.H34 1971; Main Ref KF 40.T46 1973- Shelved on Index Table 6F in Main Reference. These hearings are found in a microfiche set (MFC J74 A45) found in the government microfiche area on the second floor. Instructions on how to use this two volume index are inside the front covers, as well as an explanation of how to access the regular and supplement microfiche collections. If you have any questions, go to the Main Reference Desk.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Reports & Documents
- American State Papers (1789-1838)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.U.S. Congressional and Executive Department documents from 1789 to 1838.
- The American State Papers include approximately 6280 numbered publications, largely Congressional but also Executive Department materials, covering the areas of foreign relations, Indian affairs, finance, commerce and navigation, military affairs, naval affairs, the post-office department, public lands, and claims. Unlike the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, the publications in the American State Papers are not divided into reports and documents and do not include House and Senate journals. Approximately two-thirds of the publications cover the first 14 Congresses (1789-1817), whereas the remaining third chronologically overlap with the Serial Set from 1817-1838.
- Coverage Dates: 1789-1838
- Updated: Monthly until all years have been entered
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Readex/NewsBank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ame7-uga1
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- CIS US Serial Set Index (1789-1969) (print)
Call Number: Main Ref Z1223.Z7 C260- Shelved on Index Table 5F in Main Ref. Divided by Congresses, e.g., 51st-54th Congresses. Entries give volume nos. needed to find materials on the Second Floor in the Serial Set. In addition to the Subject Index volumes, there are Finding List volumes for each set of Congresses. When you know the report or document nos., e.g., H.Rep. 2731 (51-1), the finding list will tell you it is in volume 2814. The call no. then would be J84 2814. To find Serial Set volume nos. when you have the report or document no. for 1969-1976, consult the Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes, J84 GP 3.7/2 v.88-94, shelved on Index Table 5F in Main Ref. For twentieth century reports and documents, it is fairly easy to find them by scanning the volumes of the Serial Set for the Congress involved. See Congressional Indexes (1789-1972) below for online version.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Congressional Research Service Reports (University of North Texas Libraries)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the research arm of the United States Congress and produces in-depth reports on many topics related to pending legislation. CRS does not provide direct public access to its reports, requiring citizens to request them from their Member of Congress. Some Members, as well as several non-profit groups, have posted the reports on their Web sites. This site provides searchable access to thousands of full-text CRS reports that have been made available at Web sites since 1990.
- URL: http://digital.library.unt.edu/govdocs/crs/
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- GPO Access/Congressional Committee Prints (online)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text 1995 (104th Congress) - present. For print format see Congressional Hearings (print) and (microfiche).
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cprints/index.html
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- GPO Access/Senate, House and Executive Reports (online)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text 1995 (104th Congress) - present. For print see United States Congressional Serial Set... below. Also in THOMAS/Committee Reports (from 104th Congress 1995-present) and Congressional Universe (1989-current).
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html
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- GPO Access/Senate, House and Treaty Documents (online)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text 1995 (104th Congress) - present. For print see United States Congressional Serial Set... below. Also in LexisNexis Congressional (1995-current).
- URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/index.html
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- United States Congressional Serial Set and American State Papers (1789-present) (print)
Call Number: J84 (vol. no) for bound; J84 Y1.1/3-Y1.1/8 for microfiche copies.- Includes House and Senate reports, documents, journals (including Senate executive reports, Senate treaty documents, (House and Senate miscellaneous docs), some annual reports from executive agencies, some series publications, such as the Geological Survey Bulletins, and some non-governmental publications (Daughters of the American Revolution). The American State Papers include documents from the administrations of the first four Presidents of the U.S. For online indexing, see Congressional Indexes 1789-1972, above. For recent full text access, see Congressional Universe above.
- Location: Main Library Government Document Stacks
Statistics
- America Votes
Call Number: Main Ref JK1967.A51- Voting statistics covering elections back to 1945 on presidents, governors, senators, and representatives, broken down to the county or congressional district level.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- CQ Voting and Elections Collection
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Historical data and information about voting and elections in the U.S.
- The CQ Voting and Elections Collection contains historical data and information about voting and elections in the United States. Covers presidents, congress, and governors. Informational documents include election analyses, case summaries, legislation, an encyclopedia, biographies, and profiles. Statistical data cover general elections, primaries, and voter turnout as well as maps. Data are available selectively down to the county level. A special features menu allows tracking of candidates, seat status, party control, split districts, and special elections as well as selective coverage of third parties. Data tables can be downloaded.
- Coverage Dates: Coverage varies by office - presidential coverage starts 1789
- Updated: irregular
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: CQ Press, a Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cqvt-uga1
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- United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results...
Call Number: Main Ref JK1967.D77 1998- Results for all candidates, party affiliations, number of votes received, and percentage of popular vote.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Vital Statistics on Congress
Call Number: Main Ref JK1041.V59 yr. (latest edition in Main Reference)- Includes various tables and graphs on members of Congress, campaign finance, committees, operating expenses, workload, budgeting, and voting alignments. Includes some text on each topic.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection