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| All branches of U.S. government | |
| GPO Access 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. |
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| (free) | Trexler Library Catalog – An index to government documents located in Trexler Library and selected online documents, covers pre-1976 to present. |
USA.gov – Official web portal to consumer information and services. Includes A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies |
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| U.S. Legislation, Laws, Regulations | |
| 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. |
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| Lexis-Nexis Congressional Search for Congressional publications (101st, 1989+) and abstracting, indexing and legislative histories (1969+). 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. |
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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. |
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| (free) | Congressional Research Service Reports |
| 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 2000. |
| 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. |
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| (free) | FedStats Statistics for all U.S. government agencies, departments, and geographic regions. |
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| Other Information | |
| (free) | Consumer Product Safety Commission – Recall alerts and product safety information. |
| (free) | Food and Drug Administration – Consumer product information and recall alerts. |
| 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. |
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| (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. |
| 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. | |
| (free) | U.S. Copyright Office – Information and forms. |
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International Trade and Other Countries
| 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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