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.
Historical Records
Early congressional speeches and records digitized and made available through Hugging Face datasets.
Access Dataset43rd-114th Congresses
Comprehensive dataset from Stanford University covering over three decades of congressional proceedings.
Stanford Dataset115th-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)
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.
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