Legislative Branch

Congress.Org 
From a publisher of congressional directories, search for elected officials by state or name or search for issue or legislative information. 

Kids in the House 
From the Clerk of the House of Representatives, this site explains Congressional history and operations. A glossary of key terms runs down the left side of the page.

Library of Congress 
The Library of Congress, a part of the legislative branch, provides legislative information, access to historical primary source documents, sound files, and images, and information about the library itself.

How Our Laws Are Made
The Library of Congress provides an outline of the steps of our federal lawmaking process.

U.S. House of Representatives 
This site provides access to documents that explain the history of the House of Representatives, the legislative process and how laws are made, and links to the Web sites of House members, committees and more.

The United States Senate 
This site explains how the Senate works, its history, and defines related terms in a glossary. It also provides direct links to the Web sites of the Senators.

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Last Updated: March 19, 2012