https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm Note: Statistics listed below reflect party division immediately following the election, unless otherwise noted. The actual number of senators representing a particular party often changes during a Congress, due to the death or resignation of a senator, or as a consequence of a member changing parties.
https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained Apr 22, 2024 "We the People of the United States…As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states." Representatives | Leadership | Committees | Commissions | A Representative's Schedule | Rules | House History | Branches of Government | The Legislative Process | Officers and Organizations | Open Government | History of the House | Legislative Branch Partners | House.gov
Speakers of the House (1789 to present) Office of the Historian and the Clerk of the House's Office of Art and Archives
https://history.house.gov/People/Office/Speakers Oct 30, 2023 "Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution states: The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers...The Speaker is simultaneously the House’s presiding officer, party leader, and the institution’s administrative head, among other duties...The Speaker of the House is by law second in line to succeed the President, after the Vice President, and 25th Amendment makes the Speaker a part of the process announcing presidential disability." History, Art & Archives United States House of Represenatives
https://www.usa.gov/impeachment Feb 2, 2024 "Impeachment is the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing. A trial may be held, and the official may be removed from office. The impeachment process The Constitution gives Congress the power to impeach federal officials. An official can be impeached for treason, bribery, and “other high crimes and misdemeanors.” USA.gov
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/historic-gavel-hammers-home-achievements-nancy-pelosi-and-united-states-180968414 Mar 7, 2018 The congresswoman donates to the Smithsonian artifacts tied to her first day as Speaker of the House in 2007 SmithsonianMag.com
Legislative Youtube Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hltv8-nzcUc Jan 29, 2018 How did the legislative branch of the U.S. government come to be? How does Congress work? And how does a bill get passed? HISTORY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpwsNRdlHp8 May 5, 2020 NBC's Kristen Dahlgren breaks down the three branches of government, including the bicameral structure of Congress and the similarities and differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate. NBC News Learn