POLS 4100 Dr. Robbins: U.S. Government Information

Govinfo.gov provides free online access to official federal government publications and provides links to the U.S. Code, legislative material including hearings, the Congressional Record, and executive branch materials such as the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations.

Congress.gov has bill text, summary, and status for past and current legislation, 1973-present. Use the Advanced Search to limit your search to a particular session of Congress or to find legislation that has already passed.

Search government web sites, including federal, state, and some local, and organizes links to various government services and information. Described as "the U.S. Government's official web portal."

Federal agencies enact the policies enacted by legislation, so their web sites are useful resources for policy information.

Finding tool for federal executive, legislative, and judicial government publications, both print and electronic.

The Congressional Research Service conducts extensive research on matters of public interest for members of Congress. This collection is hosted by Congress.gov.

The Congressional Research Service conducts extensive research on matters of public interest for members of Congress. This selection of reports is hosted by the University of North Texas Digital Library.

Full text of more than 8,000 Congressional Research Service reports.

Legislative Histories of Selected Laws on the Internet, prepared by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.

Independently tracks members of the U.S. Congress, voting records, and current and recent legislation.