U.S. Congress legislation, Congressional Record debates, Members of Congress, legislative process educational resources presented by the Library of Congress

Jan 3, 2025 · Browse the legislation of the 119th U.S. Congress (2025-2026) by law, bill type, subject, bills vetoed, or committee report.

Congressional oversight can provide Congress and its Members with the opportunity to highlight issues, activities of the government, and other events that they wish to bring to the attention of the public.

Dec 3, 2024 · Congress has taken on a variety of investigations that have generated substantial public attention, and both the executive branch and Congress have developed new tools and legal …

Sep 2, 2025 · It is possible for Congress to enact some of the 12 appropriations acts, but not others, before the beginning of a fiscal year or before the expiration of a continuing resolution. This would …

Feb 15, 2022 · Representational activity arguably is present in all of the roles of a Member of Congress, and may be seen in the constituent service, legislative, oversight, and investigation duties that …

Feb 22, 2010 · In short, the probabilities of any major retrenchment or rollback in the role and scope of the federal government seem remote. Hence the importance of Congress exercising its implicit …

Returns a list of bills filtered by the specified congress, sorted by date of latest action.

Dec 10, 2024 · It provides details about the establishment, criteria, selection process, and presentation of five presidential and congressional awards: the Congressional Award, Congressional Gold Medal, …

SECTION 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025. (a) Declaration.—Congress declares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025 and that …