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- U. S. Senate
Learn About the Senate Explore the Senate's Constitutional foundations, its unique role in America's governmental system, and its rich history
- U. S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
The Congressional Record is a substantially verbatim account of the remarks made by senators and representatives while they are on the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives It also includes all bills, resolutions, and motions proposed, and roll call votes
- Tentative 2025 Legislative Schedule - U. S. Senate
The list below identifies expected non-legislative periods (days that the Senate will not be in session) The schedule is also available in calendar format (PDF) The 2024 tentative schedule is still available
- U. S. Senate: Bills, Acts, Laws
• 20-year Comparison of Senate Legislative Activity (PDF) • Public Laws Granting Honorary U S Citizenship • Vetoes, 1789 to Present •
- U. S. Senate: Contacting U. S. Senators
Please include your return postal mailing address when corresponding with a Senate office Telephone Phone numbers are available on each state's page or on your senator's website
- U. S. Senate: Hearings Meetings
Have a Question about Senate Committees? Frequently Asked Questions about Committees provides information about the committee system, researching committee documents, finding committee hearings, and much more
- Qualifications Terms of Service - U. S. Senate
The Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U S Senate: age (at least thirty years of age); U S citizenship (at least nine years); and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election The details of these qualifications were hammered out by the Constitution's framers during the Constitutional Convention in 1787
- Committees - U. S. Senate
Due to the high volume and complexity of its work, the Senate divides its tasks among 20 permanent committees, 4 joint committees, and occasionally temporary committees More
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