Congressional Proceedings
What Congress does, as distinct from what it passes: the hearing where an agency head was questioned, the markup where an amendment died 16–18, the motion to table a subpoena. Almost none of this becomes a bill.
Most congressional work happens in committee — hearings gather evidence, markups amend and report bills, and business meetings handle nominations and committee business. Learn more →
Data from Congress.gov committee meetings, documents and video
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What this covers, and what it does not
- House committee votes are published; Senate committee votes are not. The Senate does not release committee vote records through any chamber-wide source — including on nominations. An empty vote list on a Senate proceeding does not mean no vote was held.
- Hearings rarely hold votes. Recorded votes happen at markups and business meetings. A hearing with no votes is normal, not missing data.
- Transcripts arrive late. Committees publish a preliminary transcript within weeks for many House hearings; the official bound record lands months later. Each proceeding says which it has.
- Closed sessions produce no record by design.