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- Colleges and Universities Attended by Senators of the 109th Congress
- This report identifies the colleges and universities attended by Senators serving in the 109th Congress. Where available in published sources, the degrees earned are also listed.
- Congressional Gifts and Travel: Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress
- The House and Senate examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press accounts of alleged excesses in privately funded congressional travel and gifts, particularly from lobbyists, have provided an impetus for proposed changes in the 109th Congress. This report provides an analysis of the proposals for change introduced or discussed in the 109th Congress and will be updated as events warrant.
- Congressional Gifts and Travel, Legislative Proposals for the 109th Congress
- The House and Senate examined their rules on the acceptance of gifts and travel expenses. Press accounts of alleged excesses in privately funded congressional travel and gifts, particularly from lobbyists, have provided an impetus for proposed changes in the 109th Congress. This report provides an analysis of the proposals for change introduced or discussed in the 109th Congress and will be updated as events warrant.
- Congressional Record: Its Production, Distribution, and Accessibility
- The Congressional Record is the most widely recognized published account of the debates and activities in Congress. The Record often reflects the intent of Congress in enacting legislation. This fact sheet is one of a series on the legislative process.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
- The House of Representatives follows a well established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include election of the Speaker, swearing in its members, election of administrative officers, and adoption of rules of procedure. Also, resolutions assigning its members to committees may be adopted. The House must take these actions at the beginning of each new Congress because it is not a continuing body. Article 1, Section 2 of Constitution sets terms for Members of the House at two years. Thus, the House ends at the conclusion of each two-year Congress and must reconstitute itself at the beginning of a new Congress. This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching those proceedings.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
- This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching these proceedings.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
- The House of Representatives follows a well established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include election of the Speaker, swearing in its members, election of administrative officers, and adoption of rules of procedure. Also, resolutions assigning its members to committees may be adopted. The House must take these actions at the beginning of each new Congress because it is not a continuing body. Article 1, Section 2 of Constitution sets terms for Members of the House at two years. Thus, the House ends at the conclusion of each two-year Congress and must reconstitute itself at the beginning of a new Congress. This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching those proceedings.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include swearing in new members, administrative business, and the election of the president pro tempore, the constitutionally mandated officer elected to preside over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. This report contains information on what is contained in the well-established routine.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include swearing in new members, administrative business, and the election of the president pro tempore, the constitutionally mandated officer elected to preside over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. This report contains information on what is contained in the well-established routine.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- This report provides a guide to proceedings on the senate floor related to the first day of a new congress.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. This report discusses the various opening-day procedures, including the swearing in of new members, administrative business, and election of the President pro tempore.
- The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor
- The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. The proceedings include swearing in new members, administrative business, and election of the President pro tempore, the constitutionally mandated officer elected to preside over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. Other first day activities are dependent on specific circumstances and do not occur on the first day of every new Congress. Once these proceedings are completed, the Senate may then turn to routine business. The Senate committee assignment process begins prior to the convening of a new Congress.
- Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais
- This report is a brief summary of House and Senate procedures for reaching agreement on legislation. It discusses the provisions of House Rule XXII and Senate Rule XXVIII as well as other applicable rules, precedents, and practices. The report focuses on the most common and customary procedures.
- House and Senate Chaplains
- The official clergy of Congress are the two chaplains — one in the House, the other in the Senate. They are among the elected officers of their respective houses. At the beginning of each Congress, the House chaplain is elected for a two-year term. The Senate chaplain does not have to be reelected at the beginning of a new Congress. This fact sheet is one of a series on the legislative process. For more information on the legislative process.
- House and Senate Chaplains
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- Major Leadership Election Contests in the House of Representatives, 94th - 107th Congresses
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- Major Leadership Election Contests in the Senate: A 27-Year Survey
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- Members of the U.S. Congress Who Have Died of Other Than Natural Causes While in Office
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- Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 107th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
- This report presents a profile of the membership of the 108th Congress. Included is information on numbers of Members, party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupations, religious affiliation, military service, female and minority Members, and foreign-born Members.
- Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
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- Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
- "This report presents a profile of the membership of the 109th Congress" (p. 1).
- Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
- This report presents a profile of the membership of the 109th Congress. Statistical information is included on selected characteristics of Members. This includes data on party affiliation; average age and length of service; occupation; religious affiliation; female and minority Members; foreign-born Members; and military service.
- Pages of the United States Congress: Selection, Duties, and Program Administration
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- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
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- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
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- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
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- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
- “Secret” or “closed door” sessions of the House of Representatives and Senate are held periodically to discuss business, including impeachment deliberations, deemed to require confidentiality and secrecy. Authority for the two chambers to hold these sessions is implied by Article I, section 5, of the Constitution. Both the House and the Senate have supplemented this clause through rules and precedents.
- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
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- Secret Sessions of the House and Senate
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- Secret Sessions of the House and Senate
- This report is on Secret Sessions of the House and Senate.
- Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Former Senators
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- A User's Guide to the Congressional Record
- The Congressional Record is a substantially verbatim account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House and Senate, subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections. It consists of four main sections: the proceedings of the House and Senate, the Extensions of Remarks, and the Daily Digest. This fact sheet is one of a series on the legislative process.
- Women in the United States Congress
- This report identifies women who have served as U.S. Senators or Representatives. It notes their party affiliation, the States they have represented, the dates of their appointment or election, the length of their service, their committee assignments, and their service in committee chairmanships.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2001
- This report identifies the committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 209 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2003
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 219 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2004
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 219 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2004
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 220 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2005
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 229 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2005
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 228 women Members of Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2007
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 244 women who have served in Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2007
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 242 women who have served in Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2008
- This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 245 women who have served in Congress.
- Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2008
- This report identifies the names, commmittee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 245 women who have served in Congress.
- Legislative Reference Service (Publisher)
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- Enron: A Select Chronology of Congressional, Corporate, and Government Activities
- This report presents basic background information on the collapse of the Enron Corporation, identifying public policy issues in financial market oversight. This report briefly summarizes some federal laws carrying criminal penalties which may be implicated in the events surrounding the collapse of the Enron Corp. This report compares the auditing and accounting reform measures passed by the House (H.R. 3763) and reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. This report compares the major provisions of three auditor and accounting reform proposals: H.R. 3763, S. 2673, and a rule proposed on June 20, 2002, by the SEC that would create a new auditor oversight board by using the SEC’s existing authority to regulate corporate accounting. The report focuses on Section 404(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the federal statute that regulates employer-sponsored pension plans. Section 404(a) is considered the “touchstone for understanding the scope and object of an ERISA fiduciary’s duties.”