A Sample

1. Using the state or alphabetical list, find the Representative, in this case:

      Representative Nick Smith (R)
      Michigan, 7th District
   
      Office Information:
   
        Washington Office 
             1530 Longworth 
             (202) 225-6276 
   
        E-Mail Address: 
             REPSMITH@HR.HOUSE.GOV 
   
   Service History:
   
        Service Start Date: 01-03-93
        Congress(es): 103rd - 104th 
   
   Committees/Subcommittees:
   
        Committee on Agriculture (Party Rank - 13) 
             Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and 
               Poultry (Party Rank - 5) 
             Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
               (Party Rank - 5) 
             Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, 
               Research and Forestry (Party Rank - 6) 
        Committee on the Budget (Party Rank - 13) 
             Science & Technology - Rule XI, 
               Clause 6(F) (Party Rank - 4) 
   
   Legislation Sponsorship and Cosponsorship:
   
        Legislation Sponsored 
        Legislation Cosponsored 
   

2. Follow the "Legislation Sponsored" link. If one searches for Sanders of Vermont, to pick a non-partisan example, this produces a list like the following:

   
       104 H.Con.Res. 152 Sanders - Referred to House Committee
       104 H.J.Res. 129 Sanders - House Committee Markup Held
       104 H.R. 918 Sanders - Referred to House Committee
       104 H.R. 1964 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2714 Sanders - Referred to House Committee
       104 H.R. 1357 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.Con.Res. 18 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2085 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 867 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 363 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2245 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2000 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.Con.Res. 79 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 1356 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2084 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 1511 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
       104 H.R. 2654 Sanders - Referred to House Subcomm
   

   etc.
3. Pick any one of these and click on it:, eg.

   104    H.R. 363    Sanders  -  Referred to House Subcomm
   

   This results in a full summary and history:

    
   CONGRESS:          104
   BILL NO:           H.R. 363
    
   OFFICIAL TITLE:    A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
                      increase the minimum wage and to provide for an increase
                      in such wage based on the cost of living
    
   SPONSOR:           Sanders
   DATE INTRODUCED:   01-04-95
   BRIEF TITLE:       Liveable Wage Act of 1995
    
   COSPONSORS:        32 CURRENT COSPONSORS
          01-31-95    Sabo, Martinez, Hinchey, Fattah, Green, Hilliard, Miller
                      (CA), Gonzalez, Conyers, Owens, Payne (NJ), Dellums,
                      Velazquez, Waters, Norton, Filner, Evans, Torres, Towns,
                      Yates, Abercrombie, Lewis (GA), Bonior, Pelosi.
          02-06-95    Rush, Rangel, Olver, Watt (NC).
          02-13-95    McKinney, Foglietta.
          02-28-95    Nadler, Serrano.
    
   COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE REFERRAL:
          01-04-95    House Committee on Economic and Educational
                      Opportunities.
          01-27-95      Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
    
   VOTE TOTAL OUT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE: No Information Available
    
    
   LEGISLATIVE ACTION:
    01-04-95    Referred to House Committee on Economic and Educational
                Opportunities.
    01-27-95        Referred to Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
    
   AMENDMENTS: No Information Available
    
   COMMITTEE/CONFERENCE REPORT NUMBERS: No Information Available
    
   RELATED LEGISLATION: No Information Available
    
   CONGRESSIONAL RECORD PAGE REFERENCE:
          01-31-95    H970   Cosponsors added
          02-06-95    H1281  Cosponsors added
          02-13-95    H1689  Cosponsors added
          02-28-95    H2393  Cosponsors added
          01-09-95    H173   Introductory information
    
   BILL DIGEST......  Jan  4, 95.
       Liveable Wage Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards
   Act of 1938 to: (1) increase the minimum wage to $5.50 an hour
   beginning in 1996; and (2) provide that the minimum wage rate
   will be increased by indexing to the cost of living, in the same
   manner as benefits are indexed under specified provisions of the
   Social Security Act, for 1997 and thereafter.