The Record is consecutively numbered in each session of Congress with House pages of the Record marked with an “H,” Senate pages with an “S,” Daily Digest sections with a “D,” and Extensions of Remarks pages with an “E.”

HOUSE AND SENATE PROCEEDINGS
This section contains the daily opening of each house, followed by “morning business” (Senate) or “one minute speeches” (House). (The Record follows the order of business on the Floor- one minutes postponed in the morning will appear in the Record at the time they are given.) These are usually followed by debate on bills or resolutions. This section also contains record or voice votes on amendments, passage, or tabling of measures considered on the Floor. The House and Senate portions of the Record also contain lists of measures reported out of committees and lists of measures introduced, their original sponsors and the committee(s) to which the measure has been referred. Both the House and Senate sections also contain: lists of appointees to conference committees; messages from one House to the other; Presidential messages; executive communications and petitions and memorials.

EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS
This section is located before the Daily Digest and after the proceedings of the House and Senate. It contains remarks and extraneous material that Members and Senators wish to become part of the official record of the Congress, but have not been delivered as speeches on either Floor. Undelivered speeches and other extraneous material are printed in a different type style to distinguish them from speeches actually given on the Floor. There is a list of Members who have inserted remarks in the “Extensions” section on the last page of the Record. Extensions of remarks that exceed two pages of the Record must be submitted to the Government Printing Office for a cost estimate prior to their submission to the Record. It should be noted that while vote explanations given by unanimous consent will appear directly after the vote to which the explanation pertains, vote explanations that are submitted will appear in the Extensions of Remarks section.

DAILY DIGEST
The Daily Digest section of the Record is one of the most important sections of the Record. It serves as an index to that particular edition of the Record. The Daily Digest is located at the end of each edition and contains: the times of meetings for both houses; measures reported, considered, or signed into law; messages from the President; and information on previous, current, and future committee activities and schedules. In addition, a cumulative resume of congressional activity and statistical information is published at the beginning of each month.

NOTE: The Congressional Record is also available on line at: www.congress.gov

The Constitution- www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
Amendments to the Constitution- www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html
Committee Rules- www.house.gov/CommitteeWWW.html

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE U.S. CONGRESS

Database containing full text of committee reports, legislation, the Congressional Record, and the Congressional Record index- www.congress.gov

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RULES

Special Rules- (Resolutions governing floor consideration of bills) www.house.gov/rules/special_rules.htm
Rules of the House- www.house.gov/rules/house-_rules.htm
Opening Day Rules Package- www.house.gov/rules/rules_106.htm
Section-by-Section Summary of Recodified Rules- www.house.gov/rules/106.ru.secsec2.htm

HOUSE INTERNET LAW LIBRARY

Law Library Menu- http://law.house.gov/15.htm
         Provides links to the rules of the House, the House Rules and Manual, etc.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

THOMAS-(L.O.C’s Legislative Information Database) http://thomas.loc.gov

LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM OF THE U.S. CONGRESS

Database containing full text of committee reports, legislation, the Congressional Record, and the Congressional Record index.- www.congress.gov

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

House Rules and Manual- www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong014.html

Key Parliamentary Terms-

Official Reporters- Official Reporters are responsible for collecting material for printing in the Congressional Record. These Clerks sit in the center of the first tier of the rostrum on the House Floor. All submissions for the Record, for example, extensions of remarks, corrections to Member's floor statements, and extraneous material, are given to the Official Reporters.