Resources for Capitol Hill Interns

Updated: August 14, 2020

Staying in the Loop

Here are our suggestions for keeping up-to-date with what’s happening on Capitol Hill — even when you’re working remotely:

• Sign up for First Branch Forecast every Monday
• Sign up for the daily POPVOX LegiDash midday newsletter
• Get the Capitol Bells app to get live vote signals
• If House: sign up for Floor updates (from either the Majority or Minority)
• If Senate: check Floor updates on the GOP or Dem websites
• Get the DomeWatch app for House vote updates
• Follow the journalists who cover Capitol Hill on Twitter
• Sign up for LegBranch.org updates to hear about efforts to modernize Congress
• Have some fun: follow some staffer meme accounts on Instagram

Handbooks, Reports and Training

• Internships in Congressional Offices: Frequently Asked Questions from the Congressional Research Service
• Congressional Intern Handbook from the Congressional Management Foundation
• Free courses from College to Congress University (C2CU)
• The Color of Congress: Racial Representation among Interns in the US House of Representatives report from Pay Our Interns