MSOLAR says: "What kind of information about the Congress of the United States would help you?"

Choose from the following list:

• Congressional elections
• Directories of Congressional offices
• The legislative process
• Current Congressional news
• Contacting your representatives

Other relevant information can be found elsewhere in MSOLAR:

• Biographical information about political figures
• Government office directories
• Information about specific bills, acts or laws

Congressional elections

• America Votes, published in paper every two years, provides U.S. federal election figures since 1952. Shelved in SSHR at call number JK1967.A8.
• Project Vote Smart offers Web-accessible information about current and recent U.S. elections. It is produced by the non-partisan Center for National Independence in Politics.

Directories of Congressional offices

• The Congressional Directory is the official guide to Congress. The most recent edition is shelved behind the Desk at SSHR at call number JK1011.A34.
• An interactive Web version of the Congressional Directory is available from Access GPO.
• The Congressional Staff Directory is a detailed, current telephone book for members of Congress and their staffs. Shelved behind the Desk at SSHR, with call number JK1012.C65.

The legislative process

• How Our Laws Are Made is a web page on the legislative process, from the Library of Congress.
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress is a detailed reference work covering all aspects of congressional activity, with useful appendices. Shelved in SSHR at call number JK1021.C56.
• The Library of Congress maintains a U.S. Congress web page with links to calendars, rules, schedules and related information.

Current Congressional news

• Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, published in paper each week (as you might guess), is a good source for current federal election news. Recent issues are shelved in PRR, backfiles in Main at call number JK1.C15.
• CQ's American Voter '96: On the Job provides current information about specific senators and representatives.

Contacting your representatives

• Who's Who and How to Contact Them is a feature within the House of Representatives' World Wide Web Server.
• The United States Senate World Wide Web Server includes a directory of senators.
• Who's Who in Congress, shelved in SSHR at call number JK1010.W453, is one of several concise directories that includes office and telephone numbers.
• Congressional E-mail Addresses identifies Internet and Web connections for some, but not all, members of Congress.
• You can identify your representatives by ZIP code through the American Voter site.

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