US Congressional Record Data Portal

Access transcripts and speeches from the United States Congress

This portal provides access to historical and current congressional speeches and records. Download bulk datasets or use the API for real-time access to the latest congressional proceedings.

Pre-1984

Historical Records

Early congressional speeches and records digitized and made available through Hugging Face datasets.

Access Dataset

1984-2016

43rd-114th Congresses

Comprehensive dataset from Stanford University covering over three decades of congressional proceedings.

Stanford Dataset

2017-May 2025

115th-119th Congresses (partial)

Recently collected data covering the most recent congressional sessions, compiled by Aaron Bergman and made available for download.

Direct Download

⚠️ File size: 726 MB (compressed)

📡 Real-Time Access via API

For the most up-to-date congressional records and speeches, use the official Congressional Records API. This provides programmatic access to the latest proceedings as they become available.

Access Congress API