The congressional office buildings are the office buildings used by
the United States Congress to augment the limited space in the United States Capitol. The congressional office buildings are part of the Capitol complex are thus under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol and protected by the United States Capitol Police. The office buildings house the individual offices of each
U.S. Representative and Senator as well as committee hearing
rooms, staff rooms, multiple cafeterias, and areas for support, committee, and maintenance
staff. The congressional office buildings are connected the Capitol by means of several underground trains–the Capitol Subway System.
The three Senate office buildings are along Constitution Avenue north of the
Capitol:
The three House office buildings are along Independence Avenue south of the
Capitol:
A fourth building, the Ford House Office Building, which used to house the
FBI's fingerprint records, sits a few blocks southwest of the
others.
United States Congress
|
| Members |
Current, Freshmen – House: Former members | Senate: Current by age, Current by seniority; Former, Former
still living, Expelled/censured,
Longest serving, Classes |
| Leaders |
House: Speaker, Party leaders, Party whips, Dem. caucus, Rep. conference, Dean | Senate: President pro tempore (list), Party leaders, Assistant party leaders, Dem. Caucus (Chair, Secretary, Policy comm. chair), Rep. Conference (Chair, Vice-Chair, Policy comm. chair), Dean |
| Groups |
African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Caucuses, Committees,
Demographics, Hispanic Americans, Senate Women, House Women |
Agencies,
Employees &
Offices |
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Guide
Service (board), Capitol Police (board), Chiefs of Staff, GAO,
Government Printing Office, Law Revision Counsel, Librarian of
Congress, Poet laureate | House:
Chaplain, Chief Administrative Officer,
Clerk, Doorkeeper, Emergency Planning,
Preparedness, and Operations, Historian,
Page (board),
Parliamentarian, Postmaster, Reading clerk, Recording Studio, Sergeant at Arms | Senate: Chaplain, Curator,
Historian, Librarian, Page, Parliamentarian, Secretary, Sergeant
at Arms |
Politics &
Procedure |
Act of Congress
(list), Caucuses, Committees,
Hearings, Joint
session, Oversight, Party Divisions, Rider | House:
Committees, History, Jefferson's
Manual, Procedures | Senate:
Committees, Filibuster,
History, Traditions, VPs' tie-breaking votes |
| Buildings |
Botanic Garden, Capitol, Capitol Complex, Office buildings (House:
Cannon, Ford,
Longworth, O'Neill, Rayburn, Senate:
Dirksen, Hart,
Russell) |
| Research |
Biographical directory, Congressional Quarterly, Congressional
Record, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, The Hill,
Roll Call, THOMAS |
| Misc |
Congressional districts (by area), Mace of the House, Power of enforcement, Scandals, Softball League |
| Websites: House of Representatives | Senate |
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