Legislative Branch

The Center for Legislative ArchivesSince the First Congress in 1789, the records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have documented the history of the legislative branch. These records remain the legal property of the House and Senate, but are preserved and made available by the Center for Legislative Archives, part of the National Archives.

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  Washington, DC 20408
  legislative.archives@nara.gov

  Phone:   (202) 357-5350
  Fax:   (202) 357-5911


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Hetch Hetchy Environmental Debates


Between 1908 and 1913, America witnessed its first national debate over environmental preservation when the growing city of San Francisco, California proposed building a dam in the Hetch Hetchy Valley.
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Universal Suffrage


Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were determined to include women in any constitutional changes being considered in Congress. They organized the campaign that marks the first national petition drive to feature woman suffrage among its demands.
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