def make_congress_dir(congress, dest):
congress_dir = "<STR_LIT>".format(dest, congress)<EOL>path = os.path.dirname(congress_dir)<EOL>logger.debug("<STR_LIT>".format(path))<EOL>if not os.path.exists(congress_dir):<EOL><INDENT>logger.info("<STR_LIT>".format(congress_dir))<EOL>os.mkdir(congress_dir)<EOL><DEDENT>return congress_dir<EOL>
If the directory for a given congress does not exist. Make it.