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The Capitol Visitor Center: An Overview
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Stathis, Stephen W.
Description: On June 20, 2000, congressional leaders of both parties gathered to participate in a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). The center has been designed to enhance the security, educational experience, and comfort of those visiting the U.S. Capitol when it is completed. The cost of the center is estimated to be at least $555 million. This report details the different methods of funding for the center, as well as the design and development process for the center.
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Congress' Early Organization Meetings
Date: October 21, 2002
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Description: The purposes of these meetings are both educational and organizational. Educational sessions range from legislative procedures and staff hiring to current issues. Organizational sessions elect class officers, party leaders, and chamber officers; name committee representatives and other party officials; and select committee chairmen and often committee members. Such actions are officially ratified at the start of the new Congress.
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Congress' Early Organization Meetings
Date: July 30, 1996
Creator: Schneider, Judy
Description: The purposes of these meetings are both educational and organizational. Educational sessions range from legislative procedures and staff hiring to current issues. Organizational sessions elect class officers, party leaders, and chamber officers; name committee representatives and other party officials; and select committee chairmen and often committee members. Such actions are officially ratified at the start of the new Congress.
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The Capitol Visitor Center: An Overview
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Stathis, Stephen W
Description: This report presents the cost of the center, the most extensive addition to the Capitol since the Civil War, and the largest in the structure’s more than 200-year history, is now estimated to be at least $555 million. The project is being financed with appropriated funds, and a total of $65 million from private donations and revenue generated by the sale of commemorative coins.
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Roles and Duties of a Member of Congress
Date: November 4, 2010
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
Description: This report briefly describes the roles, expectations, and duties of a Member of Congress, namely representation, legislation, and constituent service and education, as well as political and electorcal activities.
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Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile
Date: November 19, 2010
Creator: Manning, Jennifer E.
Description: This report presents a profile of the membership of the 111th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members, including data on party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupation, religious affiliation, gender, ethnicity, foreign births, and military service.
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Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
Date: December 19, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L
Description: None
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Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
Date: January 10, 2001
Creator: Amer, Mildred L
Description: None
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Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
Date: October 25, 2005
Creator: Amer, Mildred L
Description: None
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House and Senate Vacancies: How Are They Filled?
Date: January 22, 2003
Creator: Richardson, Sula P
Description: None
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