U.S. Congress ResourcesDefinitive eReference Resources for Current and Historical Research

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U.S. Political Stats is a download and visualization tool that aids student researchers in finding and understanding data on the three branches of the U.S. Government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) and the American voter. This powerful resource, which includes trusted content from CQ Press and CQ Roll Call, lets users draw comparisons between different types of data to create datasets and visualizations that offer unique insights into the political process. By harmonizing the carefully-vetted data into the same format, allowing for quick downloads, comparisons, and visualizations, it provides context for researchers at any level. This one-stop-shop makes analysis of data and trends nearly effortless.

How does U.S. Political Stats support research?• Researchers at any level are able to quickly and easily access

relevant statistical information on elections, interest group scores, congressional districts, and much more

• Offers harmonized data from multiple private and public sources, in a downloadable format for easy citation in papers, documents, and more

• Users can quickly compare different types of data to create five types of data visualizations (maps, tables, bar charts, line graphs, and pie charts), which bring unique insight into the political process

• Provides a one-stop shop for comparison and analysis on the three branches of U.S. government!

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The CQ Press Congress Collection is a dynamic research tool for analyzing the history and development, legislation, powers, and personalities of the U.S. Congress. This database features a wealth of unbiased commentary and includes vital biographical and voting data about members of Congress; legislative analyses; interest group scores of members; and encyclopedic information on the history, operations, and procedures of Congress. The database also includes topic-coded roll call votes from 1969 to the present, including CQ Key Vote designations, and now, CQ Voting Scores since 1947. Data export tools allow customized data downloads for easy statistical analysis.

A very impressive resource.

—Library Journal

Export vote or member

data for statistical analysis

Conduct expert analysis of patterns

and trends with one-of-a-kind vote-

analysis tools

Find floor votes or policy

analysis by topic

Compare voting

behavior of members

Find biographical or demographic information on members of Congress

Each of the nearly 70 years of vital political coverage is available in a powerful, easy-to-navigate annual online edition and as a complete Archive. This resource includes key votes chosen as the most critical in determining the outcome of congressional action, analysis of roll call votes cast in Congress with easy-to-read tables, and bills enacted into law during the year.

The CQ Almanac, which chronicles the major bills brought before Congress, is renowned for its in-depth analysis of the path legislation takes, including how bills are changed, derailed, or ultimately passed during an annual session of Congress. This acclaimed source for the best coverage and analysis of U.S. congressional legislation organizes, distills, and cross-indexes for permanent reference each full year in Congress and in national politics since 1945. Its clear and concise language makes the Almanac an essential resource for scholars, journalists, interested citizens, and students of the U.S. legislative system.

Features of this reference include:• Key votes chosen as the most critical in determining the

outcome of congressional action

• Analysis of roll call votes cast in Congress with easy-to-read tables

• Available annually as an online edition, or as a fully archived backfile collection

Policy Tracker

Legislative profiles, including bills

enacted into law during the year

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Heralded for its accurate and comprehensive coverage and analysis, CQ Weekly covers virtually every action of the world’s most powerful legislative body, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. The CQ Roll Call news team—by far the largest on Capitol Hill, with more than 100 reporters, editors, and researchers—makes the complex legislation and its resulting outcomes easily understood by people “outside the beltway.”

Each issue of this definitive reference for studying the U.S. Congress offers:• Weekly summary reporting from the front-lines on

issues looming on the congressional horizon

• A complete wrap-up of the previous week’s news

• Statuses on bills in place

• Behind the scenes maneuvering from veterans in the reporting of congressional news

• Committee and fl oor activity, debates, and all roll-call votes.

. . . CQ Weekly [is] the cream of the crop.

—Library Journal

CQ Weekly is fully archived dating back to 1983 and is available for purchase as an annual online edition or as a complete archive, or is available as an annual subscription.

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