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your Representative and Senators

• Who are your Representative and Senators and what are their addresses?

  Look up Representatives   by 9-digit ZIP code at www.house.gov +4   State Choose One Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming   9-digit Zip Code Lookup

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• Track your Representative and Senators

  • yourcongress.com will email you what your members say for the Congressional record.

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• How have your Representative and Senators voted?

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  • Roll Call -- “The Newspaper of Capitol Hill”

• Who have made the biggest campaign contributions to your Representative and Senators?

  • Federal Election Commission has a variety of searchable listings of Campaign Finance Reports and Data, including

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  -- select House Committee -- House Committee on Agriculture   > Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research   > Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs   > Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management   > Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture   > Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition and Forestry House Committee on Appropriations   > Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Dev., F. D. A. and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Defense   > Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs   > Subcommittee on Homeland Security   > Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Labor, H. H. S., Education, and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, H. U. D., Judiciary, District of Columbia House Committee on Armed Services   > Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces   > Subcommittee on Readiness   > Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities   > Subcommittee on Military Personnel   > Subcommittee on Strategic Forces   > Subcommittee on Projection Forces House Committee on Budget House Committee on Education and the Workforce   > Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness   > Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations   > Subcommittee on Education Reform   > Subcommittee on Select Education   > Subcommittee on Workforce Protections House Committee on Energy and Commerce   > Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection   > Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality   > Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials   > Subcommittee on Health   > Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations   > Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct House Committee on Financial Services   > Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit   > Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity   > Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy Trade and Technology   > Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises   > Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology   > Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Committee on Government Reform   > Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources   > Subcommittee on Energy and Resoruces   > Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census   > Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization   > Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and, Accountability   > Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and, International Relations   > Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs House Committee on Homeland Security   > Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack   > Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment   > Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity   > Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight   > Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology House Committee on House Administration House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence   > Subcommittee on Terrorism/HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence   > Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence   > Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy   > Subcommittee on Oversight House Committee on International Relations   > Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific   > Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations   > Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere   > Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats   > Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia   > Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations   > Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation House Committee on the Judiciary   > Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property   > Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims   > Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law   > Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security   > Subcommittee on the Constitution House Committee on Resources Office of Native American & Insular Affairs   > Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources   > Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans   > Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health   > Subcommittee on National Parks   > Subcommittee on Water and Power House Committee on Rules   > Subcommittee on the Legislative & Budget Process   > Subcommittee on Rules & the Organization of the House House Committee on Science   > Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards   > Subcommittee on Research   > Subcommittee on Energy   > Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics House Committee on Small Business   > Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight   > Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology   > Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports   > Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure   > Subcommittee on Aviation   > Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation   > Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, & Emergency Management   > Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines   > Subcommittee on Railroads   > Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment House Committee on Veterans' Affairs   > Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs   > Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity   > Subcommittee on Health   > Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations House Committee on Ways and Means   > Subcommittee on Health   > Subcommittee on Human Resources   > Subcommittee on Oversight   > Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures   > Subcommittee on Social Security   > Subcommittee on Trade Joint Committee on Printing Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on Taxation -- select Senate Committee -- Senate Special Committee on Aging Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry   > Subcommittee on Forestry Conservation and Rural Revitalization   > Subcommittee on Marketing Inspection and Production Promotion   > Subcommittee on Research Nutrition and General Legislation   > Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness Senate Committee on Appropriations   > Subcommittee on Agriculture Rural Development and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Commerce Justice State the Judiciary   > Subcommittee on the District of Columbia   > Subcommittee on Defense   > Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development   > Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Export Financing and Related Programs   > Subcommittee on Homeland Security   > Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies   > Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services Education   > Subcommittee on Legislative Branch   > Subcommittee on Military Construction   > Subcommittee on Transportation Treasury and General Government   > Subcommittee on Veterans Housing and Urban Development Senate Committee on Armed Services   > Subcommittee on Airland Forces   > Subcommittee on Personnel   > Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support   > Subcommittee on Seapower   > Subcommittee on Strategic Forces   > Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs   > Subcommittee on Economic Policy   > Subcommittee on Financial Institutions   > Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation   > Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance   > Subcommittee on Securities and Investment Senate Committee on the Budget Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation   > Subcommittee on Aviation   > Subcommittee on Communications   > Subcommittee on Competition Foreign Commerce and Infrastructure   > Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety   > Subcommittee on Oceans Fisheries and Coast Guard   > Subcommittee on Science Technology and Space   > Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources   > Subcommittee on Energy   > Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests   > Subcommittee on National Parks   > Subcommittee on Water and Power Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works   > Subcommittee on Clean Air Climate Change and Nuclear Safety   > Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure   > Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management   > Subcommittee on Fisheries Wildlife and Water Senate Select Committee on Ethics Senate Committee on Finance   > Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth Debt and Deficit Reduction   > Subcommittee on Health Care   > Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy   > Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight   > Subcommittee on International Trade Senate Committee on Foreign Relations   > Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism   > Subcommittee on African Affairs   > Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs   > Subcommittee on International Economic Policy Export and Trade Promotion   > Subcommittee on European Affairs   > Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs   > Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Permanent   > Subcommittee on Investigations   > Subcommittee on Oversight of Gov't Mgt., Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia   > Subcommittee on Financial Management the Budget and International Security Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions   > Subcommittee on Aging   > Subcommittee on Children and Families   > Subcommittee on Employment Safety and Training   > Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senate Committee on the Judiciary   > Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts   > Subcommittee on Antitrust Competition Policy and Consumer Rights   > Subcommittee on the Constitution Civil Rights and Property Rights   > Subcommittee on Crime Corrections and Victims' Rights   > Subcommittee on Immigration Border Security and Citizenship   > Subcommittee on Technology Terrorism and Homeland Security Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Joint Committee on Printing Joint Economic Committee Joint Committee on Taxation

• Today in the House,  Today in the Senate,  Today in Committee  (New York Times)

• Monday Lobby Guide to Congressional Schedules

What about specific legislation?

• very latest news

• “Thomas” Legislative Information -- catalog of pending legislation

  • Search Bill Summary & Status -- by sponsorship, committee or stage of passage

  
  

• Committee Schedules

• Current Congressional Schedules

• Congressional Quarterly news page

• Political news    Congressional news

How do I keep up with specific issues?

• Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee

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