Senate

U.S. Legislative body with two elected officials per state.

Resources in this category:

National Republican Senatorial Committee
http://www.nrsc.org/

Republican-oriented view of Senate races, election results, conservative issues, political links and how to get involved in Republican politics. Website presents news and information on local and national races from a Republican perspective, and encourages individual participation in the political process.

Riddick's Senate Procedure
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/riddick/

"Named after Senate Parliamentarian Emeritus Floyd M. Riddick, this Senate document contains the contemporary precedents and practices of the Senate. An appendix contains suggested forms for various procedures, e.g., offering motions or filing conference reports."

Senate Calendar of Business
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/calendars/senate/index.html

The Senate Calendar of Business identifies bills and resolutions awaiting Senate floor actions. It is updated each day the Senate is in session.

Senate Democratic Policy Committee
http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/

"The Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) is the policy and research arm of Senate Democrats. Established by an Act of Congress in 1947, the DPC serves as a centralized source of information for all Senate Democratic offices and helps promote Democratic policies through hearings, special events, publications, and graphics services."

Senate Republican Conference
http://src.senate.gov/public/

"The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the 51 Republican Senators. Over the last century, the mission of the Conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opinions and activities of Senate Republicans. Today the Senate Republican Conference assists Republican Senators by providing a full range of communications services including Graphics, Radio, Television, and Internet."

Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC)
http://rpc.senate.gov/

"RPC prepares a Legislative Notice for every major bill awaiting Senate Floor action that includes a summary of the bill provisions, related background information and anticipated amendments. The notices are placed on each GOP Senator's desk on the Senate floor and delivered to each Senate Republican office." The site also includes policy papers that are searchable by date or topic.

U.S. Senate Democratic Leadership Committees
http://democrats.senate.gov/

Features a resource center with current floor charts, fact sheets, and other materials used by Democratic Senators. Also includes press releases and other news from the Democratic Party.

United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

Get to know what's happening in the United States Senate. You can find out about bills that are pending, who your senators are and their e-mail addresses, and some trivia as well. You can also get some background information on the institution of the Senate.