Government actions, legislator lists, debates, videos describing the legislative process. CIVICS! Right here!
This includes the Congressional Record's archive from the late 1980's - Present.
ANNALS OF CONGRESS (1789-1824)
REGISTER OF DEBATES ( 1824-1837)
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE (1933 - 1873)
STATUES AT LARGE (1845 - ) The official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress.
Up to 1948, includes all treaties and other international agreements. Use this link to locate full text versions of the Constitution, Articles of Confederation, treaties with Indians, foreign treaties and presidential proclamations.
LINK to the LOC: A Centruy of Lawmaking - all the above and more are linked here.
Senate.gov
contains a virtual reference desk of information and resources on the Senate.
Have some fun and read some of the blogs written through history - great stories to jumpstart any conversation!