Official congressional directory . Biographical directory of the American Congress. A searchable directory for Representatives, Senators, Delegates, Vice Presidents, Presidents, Resident Commissioners, members of the Continental Congress, and Speakers of the House. Often provides a brief bibliography for further research. Members are permitted to insert speeches into the Congressional Record that were not delivered on the floor, and members have been known to submit speeches ahead of time.
Members also have the right to revise and edit their remarks before they are published.
Appropriations hearings may provide more detailed statistical and descriptive data about government agencies. Speeches or presentations for hearings are sometimes confused with speeches in the Congressional Record . The Congressional Record contains speeches made on the floor of the House and Senate. Hearings take place in front of a committee or subcommittee, and most of the speakers are not Members of Congress. Please check the Gladis set records for NRLF numbers.