Federal Government
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NOTE: Much of this is online through the Gelman library.
URL: http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/service/govdocs/index.html
BILLS
THOMAS
URL: http://thomas.loc.gov/
THOMAS is an inclusive legislative information website provided by the Library of Congress. Bills can be searched according to text, sponsorship and status, and the site also includes the text of public and private laws, roll call votes, the Congressional Record, and all documents related to the legislative process. Coverage generally begins with the 104th Congress (1995) unless otherwise noted.
LEXIS-NEXIS CONGRESSIONAL
LOCATION: ALADIN
This database is a comprehensive source of Congressional information, including bills, House and Senate documents, committee hearings and prints, and legislative histories. Coverage begins with the 91st Congress (1969-1970) and continues to the present.
BUDGET
BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
URL: http://origin.www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications, such as the Economic Report of the President, are included, which may vary from year to year.
CONGRESS
U.S. SENATE http://www.senate.gov/
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES http://clerk.house.gov/committee_info/index.html
Key Health Committees (look at subcommittees, too):
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The current floor proceedings are major actions on bills. They are available to the public on the Web at http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH REPORTS
URL: ALADIN
Provides access to research reports on a wide variety of public policy issues prepared by the Congressional Research Service for members of Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html
A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, Joint, or Special Committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law.
Search Aladin for specific hearings, or use Lexis-Nexis Congressional for transcripts.
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS
CONTACTING THE CONGRESS: ONLINE DIRECTORY FOR THE 109TH CONGRESS
URL: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY
URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html
CONTRACTS & GRANTS
CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE
URL:https://www.cfda.gov/
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
COURTS
U.S. COURTS
URL: http://www.uscourts.gov/
U.S. COURTS contains articles on and a description of the U.S. court system. It is also an easy-to-use directory of federal courts and is arranged by geographic region and circuit.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL
URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html The United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
FEDERAL AGENCY WEBSITES
URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html Provided by LSU, this site provides a simple alphabetical listing of federal agencies as well as a search engine.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html
Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.
WHITE HOUSE
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
LAWS
U.S. CODE
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/index.html
The U.S. Code contains the text of all laws in place as of 1997/98. It is Searchable by popular title of law, title and section of the U.S. Code, or keyword.
LEXIS-NEXIS CONGRESSIONAL
URL: ALADIN
Comprehensive source of Congressional information including bills, hearings, testimonies, and legislative histories. Look here for information on laws.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
ENACTMENT OF A LAW
URL: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlawtoc.html
HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE
URL: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
SUMMARY VERSION: LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES)
URL:http://www.house.gov/house/Tying_it_all.shtml
POLICIES
GPOACCESS
URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.
HEINONLINE
URL: ALADIN
HeinOnline consists of four major library collections that are image based and fully searchable: the Law Journal Library, Federal Register Library, Treaties and Agreements Library, and U.S. Supreme Court Library.
HOMELAND DIGITAL SECURITY LIBRARY
URL: ALADIN
Homeland Digitial Security Library is a database that compiles documents relevant to homeland security policy and the national strategy related to that discipline.
NATIONAL JOURNAL POLICY CENTRAL
URL: ALADIN
A collection of resources on US politics and policy, including The National Journal, The Hotline, CongressDaily, Technology Daily, The Almanac of American Politics, Buzz Columns, Markup Reports, Poll Track, Ad Spotlight, Earlybird, and Daybook.
PAIS INTERNATIONAL
URL: ALADIN
Covers journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and other literature on the full range of political, social, and public policy issues.
POLICYFILE
URL: ALADIN
Public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers.
REGULATIONS
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
FEDERAL REGISTER
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
REGULATIONS.GOV
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main
UNIFIED AGENDA
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ua/index.html
The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months.