Government Publications and Law

Federal Government Information

Page Contains:

What's Available: Executive: Executive branch resources on GPO Access
The White House
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: (via Univ. of Michigan Digital Library)
The American Presidency Project: From UC Santa Barbara; includes the Messages and Papers of the President, the Public Papers of the President, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, executive orders, public addresses, etc.
Contact the President: This page provides contact information for the the U.S. President

Agency Index: (via Washburn Univ. School of Law) links to fed gov agencies and charts to show how they are organized
Federal Agencies: (via LSU) search for information by agency
Federal Libraries: Government and Public Libraries; "National, federal agency, and local libraries; online library databases; grants and benefits for libraries...,"
U.S. Tax Forms: Download U.S. income tax forms from this site
Department of Homeland Security
Organization of Dept of Homeland Security: (via the Evergreen State College) chart of how the new Homeland Security Department will be organized
Ready.gov: Tips from the federal government on how to be prepared for a possible domestic terrorist attack
Administrative decisions and other actions by government agency: Links to administrative actions that fall outside the scope of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations. Also provides links to FOIA electronic reading rooms.
U.S. Forest Service: Find general information as well as publications and technical reports issued by the 9 regional offices

LexisNexis Congressional
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
OpenCongress.org: Find legislative information about items in the news as well as member profiles, blogs, and status of bills
The White House
Glossary of Congressional and Legislative Terms: (via TheCapitol.net)
Contact Your Representative: This page provides links to sites providing legislators' contact information
THOMAS: Search and retrieve legislation from the 103 rd to current congress
Library of Congress: Guide to the U.S. Legislative Branch
What's Available: Legislative: Legislative resources from GPO
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO): Browse GAO Reports and Testimonies by date, topic, or agency
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: 1774-1873 U.S. Congressional documents and debates from the Library of Congress
U.S. Congressional Bibliographies: Comprehensive source of meetings held and documents released by House and Senate committees since 1985
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): (via GPO Access)

LexisNexis Congressional
Child Stats: Official site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
FEDSTATS: Statistics from the federal government
Federal Web Locator: (via Auburn Univ.) provides information from all three branches of the federal government
USA.gov: Government information search engine
GPO Access: "Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips"
U.S. Government Online Bookstore: Order your own copy of hearings, reports, and documents, etc.
Google U.S. Government Information: Searches .gov and .mil sites
THOMAS: Search and retrieve legislation from the 103rd through current congress

Federal Budget: "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Federal Budget"; find budget information about the federal government
Frequently used sites related to U.S. Federal Government information: From GODORT (the Government Documents Round Table)
Goverment periodicals on the web: (via Univ. of Louisville)
Web Subject Index: (via St. Mary's Univ.) government information organized alphabetically by topic
University of Michigan Documents Center: One-stop shopping for government information
Browse Topics: (via Oklahoma State Library) browse topics covered by federal information
Openthegovernment.org: Offers a "report card" and facts about government secrecy efforts which prevent public access to unclassified information
America's Historical Documents: Including the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, etc.
The OTA Legacy: via Princeton University; complete collection of publications from the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment

Updated June 18, 2008