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The organized legislative discussions continue throughout the year with the Wilson Seminar series. Begun in collaboration with the Library of Congress' Office of Scholarly Programs, the seminars are designed to enlarge Fellows' understanding of Congress beyond what they would be expected to learn in their office assignments. They are held twice a month in the U.S. Capitol.

Guest discussants are drawn from such support entities as the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the House Parliamentarian, and the leadership of House Press Galleries.

The seminars are held twice a month from January to June in the U.S. Capitol, courtesy of the office of Advisory Committee member Senator Richard Lugar. The following represents a typical schedule.

WILSON SEMINAR SCHEDULE

*Indicates a former Congressional Fellow

Order in the House
Hon. John V. Sullivan, Parliamentarian, U.S. House of Representatives

Operations of the House Press Galleries
Daily Press - Jerry Gallegos, Superintendent
Periodicals - Robert Zatkowski, Director
Radio/Television - Olga Ramirez Kornacki, Director

The Role of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Kate Siggerud, Managing Director, GAO Physical Infrastructure Team

The Role of the Congressional Budget Office  (CBO)
Deborah Kilroe, Associate Director of Communications

Legislative-Executive Branch Relations
Louis Fisher,* Retired, Constitutional Law Specialist, Library of congress Law Division

U.S.-Canada Bilateral Relations
Chris Sands, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

The Political Landscape
Charles Cook, Publisher, The Cook Political Report

Presidential Transitions
Dr. Martha Joynt Kumar, Director, White House 2001 Project

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and His Progeny" - Congress on Film
Michael Canning,* Film Critic, The Hill Rag