United States House of Representatives Library

Library of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives Library

38°53′13″N 77°00′25″W / 38.88694°N 77.00694°W / 38.88694; -77.00694
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Type	Law library
Established	1792
Reference to legal mandate
Branch of	Legislative Resource Center
Other information
Website	https://clerk.house.gov/About#LRCDetails

The United States House of Representatives Library (the House Library) is the library of the United States House of Representatives. The House Library is a division of the Legislative Resource Center, which is part of Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. The Library is located in the Cannon House Office Building.

The House Library is a legislative, law, and general reference library serving House Members and staff as well as the public. The House Library has been the official repository of the House of Representatives and the Office of the Clerk since 1792.

History

The first acquisition for the House Library occurred in 1792, when Congress directed the Clerk of the House to purchase reference materials "for the use of the House." In 1826, the House Library was directed to maintain two copies of all House publications; this mandate was later incorporated into the House Rules and is still in place today.

From its creation until 1922, the Library was located in various rooms throughout the United States Capitol before it was moved to the newly built Cannon House Office Building in 1922. In addition to its main office, from 1858 to 1989, the House Library also maintained a reference room adjacent to the House Floor for the use of House Members.

In 1995, the House Library became part of the newly created Legislative Resource Center (LRC), a division of the Office of the Clerk dedicated to making House information available to the public. The Library opened a new reading room available to congressional Members and staff in 2013.

Collection and services

The House Library's collection contains legislative, legal, historical, news, and general reference materials. The Library maintains a print collection of approximately 200,000 volumes dating from 1789 to the present. The collection includes the Congressional Record, House bills and resolutions, House committee hearings and prints, the United States Congressional Serial Set, the Statutes at Large, the United States Code, and many other resources related to the House, its activities, and its Members. In addition to its print collection, the Library subscribes to a number of databases to increase the speed with which users can access the information they need.

The House Library serves present and former Representatives, congressional staff in DC and district offices, House leadership, House officers, and the public.

References

^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (2nd Congress, 2nd Session ed.). November 27, 1792. p. 627.
"House Library". Office of the Clerk.
"Rules of the House of Representatives". House Committee on Rules.
Lewis, E. Raymond (January 1975). "The House Library". Capitol Studies. 3 (1): 107–128.
"The Legislative Resource Center". Office of the Clerk.
"House Library Catalog". U.S. House Library catalog.

United States Congress

Members and leaders

Membership

Members	By length of service By shortness of service Youngest members Non-voting members Unseated members
Senate	Members seniority Dean Former Expelled or censured Classes Born outside the U.S. Resigned Appointed Switched parties
House	Members seniority Dean Former Expelled, censured, and reprimanded Served a single term Lost re-election in a primary Switched parties Elected but did not serve
New members	90th (1967) 91st (1969) 92nd (1971) 93rd (1973) 94th (1975) 95th (1977) 96th (1979) 97th (1981) 98th (1983) 99th (1985) 100th (1987) 101st (1989) 102nd (1991) 103rd (1993) 104th (1995) 105th (1997) 106th (1999) 107th (2001) 108th (2003) 109th (2005) 110th (2007) 111th (2009) 112th (2011) 113th (2013) 114th (2015) 115th (2017) 116th (2019) 117th (2021) 118th (2023) 119th (2025)

Leaders

Senate	President list President pro tempore list Leaders Democratic Caucus Chair Secretary Policy Committee Chair Republican Conference Chair Vice-Chair Policy Committee Chair
House	Speaker list Leaders Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group Democratic Caucus Republican Conference

Districts

Groups

Congressional caucus	Caucuses of the United States Congress
Ethnic and racial	African-American members Senate House Black Caucus Arab and Middle Eastern members Asian Pacific American members Asian Pacific American Caucus Hispanic and Latino members list Hispanic Caucus Hispanic Conference Jewish members Congressional Jewish Caucus Native American members
Gender and sexual identity	LGBT members Equality Caucus Women Senate House Issues Caucus current House
Occupation	Physicians
Religion	Buddhist members Hindu members Jewish members Mormon (LDS) members Muslim members Quaker members Sikh members

Powers, privileges, procedure, committees, history, media

Powers

Privileges

Procedure

Senate-specific

Committees

Items

History

Media

Capitol Complex (Capitol Hill)

Legislative
offices

Offices

Senate	Curator Historical Library
House	Congr. Ethics Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations Interparliamentary Affairs Law Revision Counsel Legislative Counsel Library

Employees

Senate	Secretary Chaplain Curator Historian Librarian Pages Parliamentarian Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
House	Chaplain Chief Administrative Officer Clerk Doorkeeper Floor Operations Floor Services Chief Historian Pages Board Parliamentarian Postmaster Reading Clerk Sergeant at Arms

Library of
Congress

Gov.
Publishing Office

Capitol Building

Office
buildings

Senate	Dirksen Hart Mountains and Clouds Russell
House	Building Commission office lottery Cannon Ford Longworth O'Neill Rayburn

Other
facilities

v t e United States Capitol Complex
United States Capitol
House	House chamber Office buildings (office lottery): Cannon House Library Ford Longworth Rayburn O'Neill O'Neill (former)
Senate	Senate chamber Old Senate Chamber Senate Reception Room Hideaways Office buildings: Dirksen Hart Mountains and Clouds Russell Senate Library
Library of Congress	Adams Jefferson Madison Law Library of Congress Mary Pickford Theater
Individual features	Cornerstone Dome Statue of Freedom The Apotheosis of Washington Rotunda Columbus Doors Declaration of Independence painting Frieze of American History General George Washington Resigning His Commission Surrender of General Burgoyne Surrender of Lord Cornwallis Jefferson statue Lincoln statue Washington statue National Statuary Hall Statues Crypt Hall of Columns Brumidi Corridors Apotheosis of Democracy Progress of Civilization Pediment First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (Bittinger) Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States Revolutionary War Door George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door Washington at Princeton Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way Vice Presidential Bust Collection Ohio Clock President's Room Vice President's Room Congressional Prayer Room Old Supreme Court Chamber Washington's Tomb Visitor Center Lincoln Catafalque
Former features	George Washington as Zeus (sculpture, 1841–1908) Discovery of America (sculpture, 1844–1958) The Rescue (sculpture, 1853–1958) National Capitol Columns U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts
Others	Art List of art List of portraits (A-J) Confederate Botanic Garden Capitol Hill James A. Garfield Monument Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Peace Monument Judiciary Building Power Plant Reflecting Pool Subway System Supreme Court Building Union Square Senate Page Residence Pennsylvania Avenue

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