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Free. These resources are freely available to all courtesy of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and Muhlenberg College. Our Access Policy is available here. |
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FDsys Find U.S. Government documents and published information. Covers 1994 to present. Also links to other government search portals. |
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GPO
Monthly Catalog Index of U.S. government documents. Covers 1976 to present. |
| (free) | Hathi Trust Digital Library- A repository of digitized print collections from major research institutions and libraries - includes 300,000+ government documents. |
| (free) | Trexler Library Catalog – Search for government publications located in Trexler Library and selected online publications. Covers pre-1976 to present. |
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USA.gov – Official web portal to consumer information and services. |
| U.S. Legislation, Laws, Regulations | |
| Legislative Branch and supporting agencies - links from USA.gov | |
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THOMAS Legislative activity in the U.S. Congress, including daily reports, text of bills (101st +), bill summary and status reports (93rd, 1973+), treaties, committee reports, and other information. Search full text of bills across multiple congressional years. Link to the U.S. Code which has the final text of laws. |
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ProQuest
Congressional Search for Congressional publications, laws, bills, and legislative histories. Also includes member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, financial data, and the full-text of key regulatory and statutory resources. Search all information across multiple congressional years. Content List with dates of coverage. |
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U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 Journals, debates, statutes, and documents from the first century of U.S. lawmaking, plus compilations on special topics. |
| (free) | Congressional Research Service Reports |
| U.S. Judicial Branch | |
| Supreme Court - Docket, Oral Arguments, Briefs, Opinions, and more... | |
All federal courts and other resources - links from USA.gov |
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| U.S. Executive Branch | |
| All Departments, Agencies, more... - links from USA.gov | |
| (free) | The White House - current information from the President |
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Presidential Documents - daily documents issued by the Office of the President, including newly approved Acts, checklist of Press Releases, White House Announcements, and nominations sent to the Senate. |
| U.S. Statistics and Economic Data | |
| (free) | American FactFinder Provides population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau, including data from Census 2010. |
| (free) | FedStats Statistics for all U.S. government agencies, departments, and geographic regions. --->Shortcut to Economic and Financial Indicators |
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Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (1878+) Summary tables of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Includes guides to other statistical publications and sources. Data tables available in Excel & PDF format. (New data no longer added after 10/1/2011) |
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ProQuest
Statistical Insight Statistical information produced by U.S. federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations. (Previously known as LexisNexis Statistical) |
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Market Research Library |
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| (free) | Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall alerts and product safety information. |
| (free) | Food and Drug Administration – Consumer product information and recall alerts. |
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Homeland Security Digital Library A database of over 50,000 non-classified Presidential directives, policy and national strategy documents, as well as specialized resources related to Homeland Security. |
| (free) | Internal Revenue Service - Federal tax forms and information. |
| (free) | National Library of Medicine - Provides everyday health and drug information as well as research-level health and medical resources. |
| (free) | U.S. Copyright Office – Information and forms. |
U.S. States and Territories
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| Other Area States |
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Click here to find links to more states and the U.S. Territories. |
Other Countries and International Trade
| Library of Congress |
| Portals to the World- Authoritative links selected by LoC to electronic resources around the world |
| U.S. Department of State |
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| United Nations |
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| International Statistical Agencies |
| World Legal Information Institute |
| World Trade Organization |
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More governmental, country, state, and local home pages available here (courtesy of Princeton and other libraries, as credited).
