GOV 250: Political Research
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- GovInfo This link opens in a new windowGPO's GovInfo provides free public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. (replaced FDsys in December 2018)
- United States Statutes at LargeCall Number: Ref. KF 50 .U52 (located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)This is the final permanent version of the U. S. public laws, arranged chronologically.
- Public and Private LawsOnline access to U. S. public laws is available from 1995 to the present.
- United States CodeCall Number: Ref. KF 62 1992 .A2 (located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)Publication Date: currentThis is the official codification of federal laws, organized into 50 subject areas (or titles).
- United States CodeThe online version of the U. S. Code goes back to 1994.
- Federal Register This link opens in a new windowView the Federal Register in a daily online newspaper format, highlighting the most popular and newsworthy documents. Users will be able to see all of the U.S. Government rules, proposed rules, public notices of federal agencies and Presidential documents in a clear layout and improved navigation. Covers from 1994 to the present.
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Call Number: Ref. KF 70 .A3 (located in the compact shelving on the Ground Floor)Publication Date: currentThis is the official codification of all current federal regulations, organized into 50 titles.
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Online access to the CFR begins in 1996.
- Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is the Library of Congress's legislative research database.
- Congressional Committee HearingsOnline access to House and Senate committee hearings from 1997 to the present. Many of these hearings can also be found in the library's catalog.
- Budget of the United States GovernmentCall Number: Ref. HJ 2051 A.5 2014Publication Date: current
- Budget of the United States GovernmentOnline access to the budget is available from 1996 to the present.
- Federal Committee on Statistical MethodologyThis site contains links to the major U. S. Government statistical agencies
- U. S. Census BureauProvides data and reports on the population, housing, and economy of the U.S.
- Explore Census DataA new easy way to find data on states, counties, and cities.