There are 535 Members of Congress: 435 Representatives in the House, usually called Congressmen or Congresswomen, and 100 Senators in the Senate. The House used to expand as the population of the country grew until 1913, when it was set at the current number of 435. There have always been two Senators for every state.

The current salary for all senators and members is $169,300. The salary for the speaker is $217,400 and the salary for the majority and minority leaders is $188,100. Members of Congress are covered by the same retirement plans as other federal employees, the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) for those hired, or elected, before 1984, and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) for those whose service began in 1984 or later.

No, it is not true. All members of Congress, the President and Vice President, Federal judges, and most political appointees, were covered under the Social Security program starting in January 1984. They pay into the system just like everyone else. Thus all members of Congress, no matter how long they have been in office, have been paying into the Social Security system since January 1984.

Not very often. In the last few years, only one Senator has switched parties. Senator James Jeffords switched from being a Republican to being an Independent aligned with the Democrats. In the House, since January 1, 1999, one Republican became a Democrat (Michael Forbes, NY, was who defeated for re-election in 2000) and one Democrat became an Independent who later officially became a Republican (Virgil Goode, VA, who was re-elected).

There are several different ways of voting in the House and the Senate, one of which is the roll call vote, where the vote of each member is recorded. Not all bills, in fact, the minority of bills, receive a roll call vote. The THOMAS home page has a link to roll call votes from 1990 in the House and 1989 in the Senate. Each link lists the roll call votes by sequential roll call number. This number is unrelated to the bill number.

Answer: Almost all members of Congress receive the same salary. In 2007, that number was set to $165,200. Members who have been elected to leadership positions in the Congress receive a higher salary ? the Speaker of the House was paid $212,100 per year in 2007; the Senate Speaker Pro Tem and the majority and minority leaders in both the House and Senate received an annual salary in 2007 of $183,500.

In both the senate and house of representatives, there is a trend away from email addresses accessible to the general public and in favor of qualifying forms to determine if you are one of their direct constituents. The form you fill out on our page confirms your correct zip code and corresponding congressional representation. This information is then transmitted to the appropriate gateways by our proprietary software in the background.

With the automatic cost of living adjustment and the increase in federal salaries Clinton also signed into law in 1999, Cabinet secretaries will make $161,200 this year, as will the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Senators and representatives will make $145,100.

Since 1947 (80th Congress) a list of the members of Congressional committees have been published in the annual edition of United States Code and Congressional and Administrative News, published by the West Group. Further back, the official Congressional Directory, published by GPO and printed as a Senate print or publication, has been around since the1830s. Most all government depository libraries receive the Congressional Directory, although few would have it as far back as the 19th century.

Answer: We have privately financed travel data from 2000 through to the present time. We do not have congressional staff salary data going back that far, however. Therefore, there will be some members of Congress who were in office in 2000 or after but left before the start of our salary data.

The American College of Rheumatology and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (a division of the ACR), represent more than 7,000 members from around the world.

She addressed Congress because she wanted the right to vote. She believed the 14th and 15th amendments already granted her the right to vote. She argued that she was a citizen of the United States; therefore, she could not be denied the right to vote. She also argued that because she paid taxes, she had the right to vote. She repeated the same argument used during the American Revolution that taxation without representation was tyranny.

If the engineer hits the brakes at 55 mph, the train may travel another mile and a half before coming to a stop." quot;Stop, Look & Listen!" – Be safe at railroad grade crossings!!! – "a train versus a vehicle is like a car versus a soda can!"

On May 15, 1998, following a competitive procurement process, the Library of Congress awarded a contract to Endeavor Information Systems of Des Plaines, IL, for its Voyager integrated library system (ILS) software (for further information, see the press release). The Library began using the Voyager software for its ILS on August 16, 1999 for its cataloging operations and has added additional modules since.

The Library of Congress Online Catalog is available using the World Wide Web at http://catalog.loc.gov/

The Library's collection of serial publication, numbering over 200,000 titles, covers a span of three centuries. Presently, holdings information is recorded in manual card files. Adding holdings to the Online Catalog's records for each title is a massive undertaking. Beginning October 1, 1999, Library staff will be checking in new serial issues as they are received, starting with a few titles and then gradually adding more until all current receipts are checked in.

The Library of Congress completes bibliographic cataloging for materials that are collected by LC which provides for the identification, description, and access to items in the collections. (Works deposited for copyright registration are also cataloged following copyright cataloging procedures.) All types of materials in the Library of Congress' collections are cataloged, covering hundreds of different languages and virtually every format.

LC's Cataloging Distribution Service publishes the Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI). LCRI is formulated by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office and edited by Robert M. Hiatt.

Literally speaking, a congress is a gathering of people. The Seattle Salsa Congress is a gathering of some of the finest performers, instructors, and DJs in the world...and, of course, you're included. The festivities take place all under one roof. The touch of an elevator button takes you to and from your hotel room. The Grand Ballroom will meet your expectations of what a special event should be. This is a happening that will put Seattle on the map as a hot spot for salsa.

There are only two independents in Congress: Senator James Jeffords of Vermont and Bernie Sanders of Vermont. James Jeffords is a former Republican who turned Independent and votes with the Democrats, and Bernie Sanders is a socialist who aligns with the Democrats.