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Of course, you can always call or go the old-fashioned way and mail a letter. Here’s the House contact information you'll need:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The House of Representatives Web site: <a href=\"http://www.House.gov\">www.House.gov</a></p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Clerk of the House: <a href=\"http://www.clerk.house.gov\">www.clerk.house.gov</a></p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">House e-mail addresses consist of the person’s first name and last name, separated by a dot, followed by @mail.house.gov. 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Here’s the House contact information you'll need:\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The House of Representatives Web site: <a href=\"http://www.House.gov\">www.House.gov</a></p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Clerk of the House: <a href=\"http://www.clerk.house.gov\">www.clerk.house.gov</a></p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">House e-mail addresses consist of the person’s first name and last name, separated by a dot, followed by @mail.house.gov. (Be aware that some people use nicknames and middle initials.)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Congressional database</b>\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\"><a href=\"http://thomas.loc.gov/\">http://thomas.loc.gov/</a></p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Capitol switchboard (House and Senate)</b>\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">202-224-3121</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>Mailing address</b>\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Rep. __________</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">United States House of Representatives</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Washington, DC 20510</p>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<b>House offices</b>\r\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">The Capitol (H)</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Cannon (CHOB), 1st St. & Independence Ave. SE, three-digit room numbers, the first digit is the floor number</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Longworth (LHOB), Independence Ave. & New Jersey Ave. SE, four-digit room numbers starting with 1, the second digit is the floor number.</p>\r\n</li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"first-para\">Rayburn (RHOB), Independence Ave. & S. 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Of course, you can always call or go the old-fashioned way and mail a letter. Here’s the House contact information you'll need:\r\n\r\n \t\r\nThe House of Representatives Web site: www.House.gov\r\n\r\n \t\r\nClerk of the House: www.clerk.house.gov\r\n\r\n \t\r\nHouse e-mail addresses consist of the person’s first name and last name, separated by a dot, followed by @mail.house.gov. (Be aware that some people use nicknames and middle initials.)\r\n\r\n\r\nCongressional database\r\n\r\n \t\r\nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/\r\n\r\n\r\nCapitol switchboard (House and Senate)\r\n\r\n \t\r\n202-224-3121\r\n\r\n\r\nMailing address\r\n\r\n \t\r\nRep. __________\r\n\r\n \t\r\nUnited States House of Representatives\r\n\r\n \t\r\nWashington, DC 20510\r\n\r\n\r\nHouse offices\r\n\r\n \t\r\nThe Capitol (H)\r\n\r\n \t\r\nCannon (CHOB), 1st St. & Independence Ave. SE, three-digit room numbers, the first digit is the floor number\r\n\r\n \t\r\nLongworth (LHOB), Independence Ave. & New Jersey Ave. SE, four-digit room numbers starting with 1, the second digit is the floor number.\r\n\r\n \t\r\nRayburn (RHOB), Independence Ave. & S. Capitol St. SW, four-digit room numbers starting with 2. In Rayburn, the second digit is the floor number.\r\n\r\n\r\nAll of the buildings have maps to help you find individual office numbers. In Rayburn there are several subcommittee offices on the “B” level (where the cafeteria is also located).","item_vector":null},"titleHighlight":null,"descriptionHighlights":null,"headers":null,"categoryList":["academics-the-arts","political-science","american-government"],"title":"House of Representatives Contact Information","slug":"house-of-representatives-contact-information","articleId":193097},{"objectType":"article","id":193090,"data":{"title":"How to Contact Your U.S. Senator","slug":"how-to-contact-your-u-s-senator","update_time":"2016-03-26T21:27:35+00:00","object_type":"article","image":null,"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Academics & The Arts","slug":"academics-the-arts","categoryId":33662},{"name":"Political Science","slug":"political-science","categoryId":33751},{"name":"American Government","slug":"american-government","categoryId":34474}],"description":"If you need to contact your Senator or a Senate staffer, use the following information, which provides a variety of options, including phone, e-mail, address, and location of Senate offices:\n\n The Senate Web site: www.Senate.gov\n \n Senate e-mail addresses consist of the person’s first name and last name, separated by a dot, followed by @[last name of senator].Senate.gov\n \n\nCongressional database\n\n thomas.loc.gov/\n \n\nCapitol switchboard (House and Senate)\n\n 202-224-3121\n \n\nMailing address\n\n Sen. __________\n \n United States Senate\n \n Washington, DC 20515\n \n\nSenate offices have conventional room numbers; the first digit of the room number is the floor number.\n\n The Capitol (S)\n \n Russell (SR) 1st St. and Constitution Ave. NE (East Corner)\n \n Dirksen (SD) 1st St. and Constitution Ave. NE (West corner)\n \n Hart (SH) 2nd and C Streets NE\n \n","item_vector":null},"titleHighlight":null,"descriptionHighlights":null,"headers":null,"categoryList":["academics-the-arts","political-science","american-government"],"title":"How to Contact Your U.S. Senator","slug":"how-to-contact-your-u-s-senator","articleId":193090},{"objectType":"article","id":150595,"data":{"title":"How to Tell the Difference between Numbers and Digits","slug":"how-to-tell-the-difference-between-numbers-and-digits","update_time":"2016-03-26T11:06:44+00:00","object_type":"article","image":null,"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Academics & The Arts","slug":"academics-the-arts","categoryId":33662},{"name":"Math","slug":"math","categoryId":33720},{"name":"Basic Math","slug":"basic-math","categoryId":33722}],"description":"Sometimes people confuse numbers and digits. 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In the congressional context, a bill is simply a proposal, an idea, that's written up in legislation and presented to the Congress. \nStarting with an idea\nIt all starts with an idea, a simple concept. You take that idea to your representative or senator because you see a need, you have a cause, and you want it to become a law.\nRemember that only members of Congress can propose resolutions that are considered by the entire body. Your task comes down to convincing a member to actually want to introduce your idea.\nAnyone can write up, or draft a bill, but only a member of Congress can introduce it. However, the more work that you do for members, the easier it is for them to work on your behalf. When you have a bill that you want Congress to consider, writing it up in legal language and presenting it to your representative or senator as a draft is a good idea. Lobbyists routinely draft legislative proposals.\nFiguring out how to write a bill is easy. Just look up an existing bill on the congressional Web site and follow that format to compose your proposal. Although your representative may make a few changes, he and the staff won't have to do as much work creating the bill by themselves. \nLooking at the types of legislation\nSeveral kinds of bills can be introduced and each one has a special designation. \nBill\nThe bill is the most common form of legislation. It's an idea, a proposal, and in the House it receives the designation H.R. for House of Representatives (not House Resolution as many people think). In the Senate it gets S. for Senate. A bill becomes law when it's approved by both the House and Senate and reaches the president's desk for signature. After it's signed by the president, it's no longer called a bill, but becomes an \"Act.\" \nResolution\nA resolution is much the same as a bill, except that it's usually concerned with the operation of the House or Senate. In other words, it's about something that concerns only the institution and doesn't need to be signed by the president. In the House, such a resolution is designated H. Res. and gets a number, and in the Senate, it becomes S. Res. \nJoint resolution\nA joint resolution is virtually identical to a bill. Contrary to what one would expect given the name, it can be proposed in either the House or the Senate and it goes through the same procedures as a bill and must be signed into law by the president.\nOne slight difference between a bill and a joint resolution is that a joint resolution frequently has a preamble, a paragraph explaining the justification for the bill with all the \"Whereas\" resolving clauses that are a feature of legislative language. Joint resolutions are also used to amend bills already under consideration. 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It's merely an expression of opinion and usually reflects the lowest common denominator: For example, \"It is the sense of the House and Senate that all Americans should support Motherhood and Apple Pie.\"\nOne example in the 107th Congress was S. Con.Res. 44, resolving that, in light of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the House and Senate paid tribute to those who died and those who survived the attack. This resolution didn't enact a law, but it expressed a congressional sentiment.\nHowever, dismissing the role that concurrent resolutions can play would be a mistake, especially as part of an overall lobbying campaign. When effectively used to show the sentiments of the Congress where a particular cause or measure is concerned, concurrent resolutions can lead to real legislation, can warn opponents of the strength behind a measure, and can encourage supporters inside and outside Congress. \nPrivate bills\nWhile many people look to Congress for help with personal problems, sometimes such assistance must be approved by the entire Congress in the form of a bill. Your representative or lawyer can tell you whether that will be the case with any proposal you may make.\nThe use of private bills has declined considerably. For example, in the 96th Congress (from 1979-1981), 123 private bills were passed, but by the 104th Congress (from 1995-1997), the number had dropped to only 4.\nMembers are leery of private bills because they have the potential for creating trouble for the member if it turns out that the beneficiary doesn't have the cleanest record.\nIn the past, private bills were mostly used to assist people who had a grievance or demand on the executive branch. Moreover, the need for them has declined because today there are more ways to appeal to executive agencies than there were in the past.\nNonetheless, private bills are an option that usually fall into the following categories and go to the following House committees:\nArmed services decorations issues are handled by the National Security Committee.\nCivil service issues go to the Government Reform and Oversight Committee.\nClaims against the government. 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House of Representatives Contact Information

By: David Silverberg and Dennis Hastert and Tom Daschel and

Updated: 07-18-2022

From The Book: Congress For Dummies

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You can gather information about your representative from his or her Web site, but if you need to contact another member or staffer of the House of Representatives, try the email formula below. Of course, you can always call or go the old-fashioned way and mail a letter. Here’s the House contact information you'll need:

The House of Representatives Web site: www.House.gov
Clerk of the House: www.clerk.house.gov
House e-mail addresses consist of the person’s first name and last name, separated by a dot, followed by @mail.house.gov. (Be aware that some people use nicknames and middle initials.)

Congressional database

http://thomas.loc.gov/

Capitol switchboard (House and Senate)

202-224-3121

Mailing address

Rep. __________
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20510

House offices

The Capitol (H)
Cannon (CHOB), 1st St. & Independence Ave. SE, three-digit room numbers, the first digit is the floor number
Longworth (LHOB), Independence Ave. & New Jersey Ave. SE, four-digit room numbers starting with 1, the second digit is the floor number.
Rayburn (RHOB), Independence Ave. & S. Capitol St. SW, four-digit room numbers starting with 2. In Rayburn, the second digit is the floor number.

All of the buildings have maps to help you find individual office numbers. In Rayburn there are several subcommittee offices on the “B” level (where the cafeteria is also located).

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David Silverberg is Managing Editor and a columnist at The Hill, a weekly newspaper that covers Congress.

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