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Publisher: United States Senate The Senate Historical Office 
 This office "collects and provides information on important events, precedents, dates, statistics, and historical comparisons of current and past Senate activities for use by members and staff, the media, scholars, and the general public." Includes a brief history, chronology, historic photographs, essays, and information about the development of the Senate, its powers and procedures, leadership, officers, and staff. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Senate_Historical_Office.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Dec 20, 2005 Filibuster and Cloture
"Using the filibuster to delay debate or block legislation has a long history. In the United States, the term filibuster ... became popular in the 1850s when it was applied to efforts to hold the Senate floor in order to prevent action on a bill." The site features a brief overview of the filibuster and cloture rule to end filibusters, and links to the use of the filibuster in U.S. history. From the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Filibuster_Cloture.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Politics, Social Science Last updated May 9, 2005 U.S. Senate: Reference
This site aims to help "you locate information related to the Senate, including art, buildings, history, legislation, members, officers and staff, procedures, symbols, and traditions. Information is arranged broadly by topic." Also provides statistics and lists, a Senate organization chart, bibliographies (from books about the U.S. Constitution to Capitol Hill in fiction), a glossary, and more. http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/g_three_sections_with_teasers/reference_home.htm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 27, 2004 United States Senate Office of Public Records [Lobby Filing Disclosure Program]
"In accordance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 the Secretary of the Senate has initiated this program to allow the public to view filings received by the Office of Public Records." View digitized images of lobby reports by name (registrant, client, lobbyist), client country or state, filing year (1998-present), and other criteria. Includes instructions for using the program. From the U.S. Senate. http://sopr.senate.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government Last updated Sep 28, 2006 CRS Report for Congress: Pages of the United States Congress: Selection, Duties, and Program Administration
This Congressional Research Service (CRS) fact sheet, updated in August 2006, describes the selection and duties of the "approximately 100" high school juniors who "serve principally as messengers" in the U.S. Congress each year. "Pages must be appointed and sponsored by a Member of Congress for one or two semesters of a school year, or a summer session." Opens directly into a PDF document. http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/98-758.pdf#search=%22congressional%20pages%22 Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Oct 2, 2006 Senate Chamber Desks
This presentation features historical details about the U.S. Senate chamber desks. "The Senate purchased 48 desks for its chamber in 1819, adding desks as new states joined the Union. To date, more than 1,600 senators have occupied these historic desks." Features a Senate seating plan, an interactive timeline of the evolution of the desks, and "desk history & mystery" (which includes a section about the so-called "Candy Desk"). From the U.S. Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/special/Desks/default.cfm Topics: Crafts, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jan 8, 2007 Birds of the Brumidi Corridors: "To Make Beautiful the Capitol"
This exhibit features sample images from "Constantino Brumidi (1805-1880) [who] included designs for more than 350 individual birds of at least 100 species in the Senate corridors that today bear his name. This finely rendered aviary is part of a sophisticated decorative scheme inspired by early 15th-century Renaissance frescoes in the Vatican Palace." Find images of game birds, land birds, birds of prey, wetland birds, and more. From the United States Senate. http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/birds/introduction.htm Topics: Birds, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Aug 19, 2008 Russell Senate Office Building, 1909-2009
History of the Senate Office Building, which "officially opened on Friday, March 5, 1909, one day after the presidential inauguration of William Howard Taft," and which was named in 1972 after Senator Richard B. Russell. An illustrated presentation covers the origins of and inspirations for the building, construction timeline and themes, the building's Caucus Room, and changes to and growth of the building. From the United States Senate. http://www.senate.gov/RSOB/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated May 11, 2009 United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: The Supreme Court of the United States
Background about the Senate Judiciary Committee's role in holding confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees. Includes a listing of previous justices. Site notes that on "May 1, 2009, Associate Justice David Souter announced that he intends to retire from the Court when the current sessions comes to a close in June. In the coming weeks, the Senate Judiciary Committee will provide information on its website about the Supreme Court confirmation process." http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/SupremeCourt/SupremeCourt.cfm Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated May 20, 2009 |
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