This website outlines the purpose of the United States Senate Committee on Finance. Check out the hot legislation going through the committee. Don't miss out on any of the press releases too.

A collection of amusing and informative stories about U.S. senators, past and present, from the office of the historian in the U.S. Senate.

This website focuses on the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works website provides a summary and description of its responsibilities.

The Russell Senate Office building celebrates its 100th anniversary with a pictorial history. Includes a research guide, information on the caucus room, and a biography of Senator Richard Russell for whom the building is named.

This Senate committee oversees the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government.

This site from the United States Senate provides a current list of the Senators of the 108th Congress. You can sort by state, name or party, view biographical and contact information and much more.

A very nice biography of the fifth vice president of the United States, Elbridge Gerry. Gerry died in office in 1814.

Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. She was the first woman to enter the Senate without being appointed to the position. During World War II, she was the only civilian woman to go to sea in a Navy...

Information about the qualifications and duties of the United States Senate.

Read biographical information about this United States Senator from New Mexico of Hispanic descent.

Covers the workings of the Senate and how it evolved, and includes exhibits of historical photos and paintings. The Oral History section has interviews with people who worked in the Senate, where they discuss their careers and the...

Although lengthy (33 pages), this statement by General Richard B. Myers to the United States Senate provides a clear, concise analysis of the War in Iraq and Operation Iraqi Freedom from the perspective of one of the Bush...

The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control provides information on drug policy actions by the caucus and the issues that are highlighted by the members of the Caucus.

This is the official website for the US Senate Select Committee on Ethics.

Text of the declaration of war which brought the United States into the War of 1812.

The McCarran Act was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the words of the act "to protect the United States against certain un-American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist...

Data can be displayed in a variety of ways. This interactive map of the United States shows data by degrees of color. Choose to display data such as: land area, population, population density, gas use, and much more.

Check out this interactive timeline documenting the history of popular election of the senate in the United States.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services reviews matters relating to the common defense policy of the United States.

This article examines a recent bill debated in the U.S. Senate regarding immigration and border policy.

The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President...

Read about how the United States gained the Philippines as a territory as a result of the Spanish-American War. Find out how several senators felt about this acquisition. The resulting Philippine-American War resulted in extreme hardship...

The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.