Government Resources: Federal

Govinfo provides free online access to official federal government publications and securely controls digital content throughout its life cycle to ensure content integrity and authenticity.

Congress.gov is the official source of federal legislative information. You can search the full text of legislation by words, phrases, or bill numbers. This site will also allow you to search bill summaries and status, and browse or search multiple Congresses.

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal and court cases, including federal administrative courts such as the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (PTAB), as well as jurisdiction over state court cases that involve a point of federal law.

The executive office of the United States government

FDsys link to the US Budget starting from 1996 to present.

The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.

The US Courts are an independent national judiciary established by the Constitution and Congress

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register (see 1 CFR 9.1).

The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.

1951-1976. Print edition Abs/Inds Z1223 .A18

Congress.gov is the official source of federal legislative information. You can search the full text of legislation by words, phrases, or bill numbers. This site will also allow you to search bill summaries and status, and browse or search multiple Congresses.

Legislation is available for selected sessions beginning with the 6th Congress for the House (1799) and the 16th Congress for the Senate (1819).

Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

The Serial Set is comprised of the numbered Senate and House Documents and Senate and House Reports, bound by the session of Congress. The contents of the Serial Set have varied throughout the publication’s history, and at times have included House and Senate Journals, and the reports of executive departments and agencies.

1774-1881. Located in the general collection and available for checkout to faculty, staff, students and Friends of the Libraries card holders.

An online version is available through the Internet Archive Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909, Congressional: to Close of Sixtieth Congress; Departmental: to end of calendar year 1909

The catalog includes government publications in both print and online formats.

Web site from the Government Printing Office. July 1976-present. Updated daily.

1951-1976. Print edition Abs/Inds Z1223 .A18

This is an archive of government web sites that have ceased operation and provides historical government information.