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- Summary and Status
Obtain status and history information on House bills and resolutions from the 13th Congress (2004-2007). Bills can be searched by number, authorship, committee referral, subject, title, abstract, type of legislation and stage in the legislative process. Get customized search results.
- Bill Text
Text of House bills, resolutions and committee reports of the 13th Congress (2004-2007) are available electronically via the Download Center of the Web site. Bills with text can be searched by number or keywords in the title. All versions are As Filed unless otherwise indicated in the document. Printed copies of House documents for the current Congress are available through the Bills and Index Division at the SW-Basement, HOR Complex while House documents for the past Congresses are available through the Legislative Archives at the NW-Basement, HOR Complex.
- Authorship
Lists of bills and resolutions authored and co-authored by each House Member are available through the member's Web page.
- Committee Referrals
List of bills and resolutions referred to each House Committee are available through the committee's Web page.
- Summary Reports on Bills and Resolutions from past Congresses
Archived documents are available electronically via the Download Center of the Web site.
Text of Republic Acts from the 8th (1987-1992) through the 13th Congresses (2004-2007) are available electronically via the Download Center of the Web site. RAs can be searched by number or keywords in the title and can also be viewed by Congress number. Printed copies are available through the Legislative Archives at the NW-Basement, HOR Complex.
Research materials prepared by the Reference and Research Bureau of the HOR Secretariat. Title of documents can be searched by keywords.
The official record of the session proceedings in the House. Text of House Journals from the 12th (2001-2004) through the 13th Congresses (2004-2007), including the present 14th Congress, are available electronically via the Download Center of the Web site. Journals are searchable by keywords and can also be viewed by Congress number. Printed copies are available through the Journal Service at the SW-Basement, HOR Complex.
Policy Advisories and studies prepared by the Congressional Planning and Budget Department of the HOR Secretariat.
The Rules of the House of Representatives, Adopted on 20 November 2007, 14th Congress.
Information on standing and special committees with description of functions and contact information, as well as committee memberships, bills referred, detailed schedule and agenda of committee meetings and an online publication of the Committee News. Schedules can be searched by committee or agenda. Committee News articles can be searched by keywords.
Up-to-date information about each House Member's profile, contact information, bills filed and membership in committees.
- Congressional Profile
General information about the House Members. - Leadership Information
Get to know the presiding officers of the House of Representatives. These pages contain brief description of their powers and prerogatives, as well as professional background information about them.
A basic outline of the legislative process.
The Download Center is a haven for researchers with its vast collection of legislative materials easily available to everyone. Text of Republic Acts from the 8th (1987-1992) to the present 13th Congress (2004-2007), as well as text of bills filed during the 13th Congress are available for download. House Journals and databank of research materials can also be downloaded. Researchers will find it useful to look for past information about legislative matters through the Archives. These information are grouped by Congress number and can be accessed using Acrobat Reader.
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