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The following books from the Library's collections examine the history of the U.S. Congress and its members. Each item links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are provided when available.
To find additional books on this topic, search the Library’s Online Catalog using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
The American Congress: A Reference Handbook by 
The Continental Congress by 
Encyclopedia of the Continental Congress by 
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress by 
The Encyclopedia of the United States Congress by 
Facts about the Congress by 
Inventing Congress: Origins and Establishment of the First Federal Congress by 
Landmark Debates in Congress: From the Declaration of independence to the War in Iraq by 
Landmark Documents on the U. S. Congress by 
Landmark Legislation 1774-2012: Major U.S. Acts and Treaties by The Yeas and the Nays: Key Congressional Decisions, 1774-1945 by History of the United States House of RepresentativesHistory of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1994.
The House: the History of the House of Representatives by Origins of the House of Representatives: A Documentary Record by 
200 Notable Days: Senate stories, 1787 to 2002 by Historical almanac of the United States Senate: A Series of "Bicentennial Minutes" Presented to the Senate during the One Hundredth Congress by A Necessary fence-- : the Senate's first century.The Senate of the United States: A Bicentennial History by Senators of the United States : a historical bibliography : a compilation of works by and about members of the United States Senate, 1789-1995 by 
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 by 
Party Leaders in Congress 1789-2002 : Vital Statistics and Biographical Sketches by 
Speakers of the House of Representatives 1789-2009 by 
Committees in the U. S. Congress, 1789-1946 by Committees in the U. S. Congress, 1947-1992 by 
Committees in the U. S. Congress 1993-2010 by 
Congressional Committees, 1798-1982 by 
Electing the House: The Adoption and Performance of the U.S. Single-Member District Electoral System by The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983 by 
United States Congressional Districts, 1788-1841 by 
United States Congressional Districts, 1883-1913 by 
United States Congressional Districts and Data, 1843-1883 by 
America Votes by 
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 by 
United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 by Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress, 1900-2017Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-2012 by 
Hispanics in Congress: A Historical and Political Survey by 
The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members by Women in Congress, 1917-2020 by 
Women of Congress: A Twentieth-Century Odyssey by 
Women in Congress, 1917-2007 with Biographies by 
