About Congress.gov

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the general public.

Congress.gov is developed and maintained by the Library of Congress using data originated and owned by the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.  Offices involved in supplying legislative information to Congress.gov include the Secretary of the Senate, the Office of the Clerk of the House, the House Recording Studio, the Government Publishing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.

The Technology Timeline on the Legislative Branch Innovation Hub highlights similar and complementary legislative branch agency efforts.

The Congress.gov Enhancement Timeline lists new and enhanced features and functionality, including the addition of new collections, starting with the beta launch of Congress.gov in September 2012 and continuing through the current release.  New releases of Congress.gov occur approximately every 4 weeks.

Congress.gov is usually updated the morning after a session adjourns. Consult Coverage Dates for Congress.gov Collections for the specific update schedules and start date for each collection.