Official Congressional Directory

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Official Congressional Directory
Author
United States Government Printing Office
Publication date
1789
Media typePrint (Paperback)

The Official Congressional Directory (also known as Congressional Directory) is the official directory of the

United States Government Printing Office (GPO) since 1887. Directories since the 104th Congress (1995–1997) are available online from the Government Publishing Office. Per federal statute (44 USC 721) the Directory is published and distributed during the first session of each new Congress.[1] It is a designated essential title distributed to Federal depository libraries
and the current edition is available for purchase from GPO.

Description

The foreword notes: The Congressional Directory is one of the oldest working handbooks within the United States Government. While there were unofficial directories for Congress in one form or another beginning with the 1st Congress in 1789, the Congressional Directory published in 1847 for the 30th Congress is considered by scholars and historians to be the first official edition because it was the first to be ordered and paid for by Congress. With the addition of biographical sketches of legislators in 1867, the Congressional Directory attained its modern format.[2]

Each bi-annual edition includes:

  • Short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district.
  • Committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers for Members of Congress.
  • Lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.

References

  1. ^ Congressional Directory: Main Page Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "govinfo". www.govinfo.gov.

Further reading

19th century

1860s-1870s

1880s

1890s

20th century

1900s-1910s

1920s-1930s

1940s-1950s

1960s-1970s

1980s-1990s

21st century

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