About Congressional Member Profiles

The Member Profiles collection gathers information about each Member of Congress and their activity, including sponsorships, cosponsorships and remarks published in the Congressional Record, and displays the information on one page for each Member.

Scope of Coverage

Member profiles are available for Representatives and Senators who have served since 1971 (92nd Congress). Members from the 68th to 91st Congresses (1923 to 1970) who were still serving in the 92nd Congress are included.

Numbering

The BioGuide Id, which originates in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present, is a unique control number associated with each present or former Member of Congress. You can use the field qualifier memberBioguideId: and a Member’s BioGuide Id to search for a particular Member Profile. For example, select Members from the searchbar drop-down menu and enter memberBioguideId:”C001080″ in the search box to find Representative Judy Chu’s Member Profile.

Searching Members Profiles

You can search for a Member Profile from the search bar by selecting Members from the collection list and entering a first name, last name or full name. You can go to a profile for a current Member by selecting the Member from the dropdown list on the homepage in the Current Members of Congress section.

You also can search by Member name from the Members of the U. S. Congress page, which can be accessed using the Members link in the navigation bar in the header of any Congress.gov page.

Viewing Member Profiles

The overview section of a Member profile displays a photo of the Member, service dates including district information for House members, state, party affiliation and a link to the Member’s entry in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present. Profiles for current Members include website and contact information and any applicable leadership titles. Profiles for current House members display a map of the district they represent.

Below the overview is a search results list of the Member’s Activity, which includes Sponsored Legislation, Cosponsored Legislation (All), Cosponsored Legislation (Original), Remarks in the Congressional Record and House Roll Call Votes. Use the filters to narrow the list. Use the Sort Order dropdown to change the order of the list. Select a measure, Congressional Record item, or vote from the list to view its details.

Member profiles for current Senators include a Committee Assignments tab, which lists current committee and subcommittee assignments. Committee names link to the committee profile page where all Senators currently assigned to that committee are listed. Membership changes received from the Secretary of the Senate are updated within 30 minutes. House committee assignments may be found via the link to the right of the member overview.

Browsing Member Profiles

A list of current Members, by state, is on the Congress.gov homepage. Members serving in House and Senate leadership positions also are featured on the homepage.

Representatives and Senators are listed by name at Members of the U.S. Congress, which is accessible via the Members link in the navigation bar at the top of the page.

From the Legislation by Actions section of the Browse page, you can view a chart of Members and the number of bills and amendments sponsored and cosponsored. Numbers in the chart link to a legislation search results list.

Tracking Member Activity

Use the Get Alerts link at the top of a current Member profile to receive an email when a Member sponsors or cosponsors a measure or has remarks published in the Congressional Record. To track all of your Members, enter your address in the Find Your Member by Address search bar on the homepage, Contact Us, Find Your Members, or on the Members page. Select the Alerts for These Members link located under the header Your Members. See About Alerts for more information.