Resources for covering Washington, D.C.
Information on members of Congress:
Lawmaker bios (current and past)
Government resources:
Government Printing Office (formerly FDsys): Transcripts of floor speeches, hearings, presidential documents, laws, the federal register and more.
Congressional Research Service reports
FCC Public Inspection Files (ad buys)
Government Accountability Office
To sign up for agencies' press releases
Campaign finance/disclosures:
House foreign travel (CODEL) disclosures
Senate disclosures (gifts, financial disclosures, etc.)
House Statements of Disbursement (office spending)
Fiscal policy:
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
General information/press contacts/schedules:
Roll call votes:
House roll call votes (searchable)
Roll call votes in both chambers
Scheduling:
Dome Watch app (online, for iOS, for Android)
House Republican Cloakroom (and @RepCloakroom on Twitter)
House Democratic Cloakroom (and @DemCloakroom on Twitter)
Senate Republican Cloakroom (@SenateCloakroom on Twitter)
Democratic Senate floor updates (@DSenFloor on Twitter)
Party breakdowns:
Senate party breakdown over history
House party breakdown over history
Congress and race/gender:
Search for Black, Hispanic, AAPI and female members of Congress over time
Hispanic members of the House and Senate
Diversity in the Senate (includes AAPI, Black, Hispanic, Native American senators)
Senate censures/expulsions:
Misc. tools:
Compare lawmakers' voting records (ProPublica)
Nonprofit explorer (ProPublica)
Congressional Demographics/Statistics (Brookings)