United States Government Information

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Directories

GPO Access (U.S. Government Printing Office)
Government information databases & publications; tools to help locate U.S. Government information

FirstGov
The official U.S. Government web gateway

Google U.S. Government
Search engine or index to U.S. Government web sites

U.S. Government Manual
Listings of organizations and individuals; also by function

Federal Government Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
Comprehensive directory to U.S. Government information

Government Printing Office Monthly Catalog, 1976- (SLU Community ONLY)
Index to publications of the U.S. Federal Government

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (SLU Community ONLY)
Includes federal case law, government and political news, the U.S. Code, and U.S. Court rules

Libraries, Archives and Historic Documents  (top)

Library of Congress
LOC catalog, American Memory, Thomas (legislative information,) internet links, etc.

National Library of Medicine
Health information, library services, historical materials, etc.

National Agricultural Library
Publications, exhibits, Agricola, etc.

National Library of Education
Education information & resources

National Archives
Research, genealogy, exhibits, etc

POTUS - Presidents of the United States (Internet Public Library)
Election results, cabinet members, biographies and notable events for all presidents

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation. U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
House and Senate Journals, Journals of the Continental Congress and more

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy (GPO Access)
Many key historical texts, including the George Washington papers and Abraham Lincoln papers

DOSFAN Electronic Research Collection (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Extensive archives of the State Department and the Arms Control & Disarmament Agency

Open CRS
Web repository for Congressional Research Service Reports on current political issues

Executive Branch  (top)

The White House
Policy, press briefings, speeches

Government Connections (White House)
Cabinet members, Executive Office of the President, links to federal agencies & commissions

Office of the Federal Register (GPO Access)
Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Code of Federal Regulations (Cornell Law School)
Search or browse the CFR

Executive Branch Web Sites (Library of Congress)
Executive Agencies, Independent Agencies and the White House

Legislative Branch  (top)

U.S. House of Representatives
Directory of members, committee links, current activities, Roll Call votes since 101st congress

U.S. Senate
As above, for the Senate

THOMAS; Legislative Information on the Internet (Library of Congress)
Congressional record, Public Laws, Bills, and other congressional information

U.S. Code (House of Representatives)
Search or browse. 

U.S. Code (Legal Information Institute)
Search or browse.

Legislative Branch Internet Services (Library of Congress)
Links to congressional and party political information

Lexis-Nexis Congressional (SLU Community ONLY)
U.S. Congressional publications and information, 1970-

Congressional Serial Set (SLU Community ONLY)
Historical Documents Selected by Congress, 1789-1969

Judicial Branch  (top)

Supreme Court of the United States
Includes docket, calendar and recent bench and slip opinions

Supreme Court Collection (Cornell Law School)
Recent (1990- ) and selected pre-1990 decisions.  Includes order lists and pending cases

Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 (FedWorld)
Fulltext of over seven thousand decisions

U.S. Courts (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
Information from and about the Judicial Branch, includes publications & statistics

Federal Judicial Center
The Judicial Branch's planning, policy and educational agency

Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions (Cornell Law School)
Links to Circuit Courts of Appeals, Courts of Special Jurisdiction, etc

 

Statistics  (top)

Fedstats
Statistics from 100+ agencies: arranged by topic, alphabetically by agency, geographically, etc

Statistical Sources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)
Very extensive directory

U.S. Census Bureau
Publications, data, maps, software etc. Includes Census 2000

American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau)
Population, housing, economic & geographic data; downloadable data sets

Economic Report of the President
Annual report with statistics, 1995 - present

White House Economics Statistics Briefing Room
Easy access to current federal economic indicators

White House Social Statistics Briefing Room
Current social statistics from a number of federal agencies

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Annual editions, 1995 - present. Frequently requested tables downloadable

U.S. Historical Census Data Browser (University of Virginia/ICPSR)
Browse decennial census data, 1790-1960

Lexis-Nexis Statistical (SLU Community ONLY)
U.S. and international statistics, 1972-http://web.lexis-nexis.com/statuniv

STAT-USA/Internet (U.S. Department of Commerce) (SLU Community ONLY)
National Trade Data Bank, economic, financial and trade data and foreign country analyses

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