Government Information

U.S. President's Web Portal

An alphabet soup of hundreds of U.S. government departments and federal agencies.

The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. The e-CFR is an editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments produced by the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office. The OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a daily basis. NOTE: Click on SIMPLE SEARCH to do a text search.

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

U.S. Courts portal. Includes Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts

Essentially replaces Library of Congress's THOMAS website in a more user friendly and accessible format. Congress.gov is the website to use if you are looking for detailed LEGISLATIVE information, ie. transcripts of hearings, the status or history of a bill, a public law, etc. You can also find out how your congressman or senator voted on various legislative issues by accessing the role call link.

House.Gov provides committee membership listings, hearing schedules and links to committee websites of the U.S. House of Representatives.. Track and research bills, nominations, votes and lobbying disclosure information. Provides links to write your representative. Gives history of the House including historical statistics.

Senate.gov provides committee membership listings, hearing schedules and links to committee websites. Track and research bills, nominations, votes and lobbying disclosure information. Provides links to write your senator. Also Provides history of the Senate including historical statistics.

Codified laws of the United States
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. This site contains Congressional record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present. At the back of each daily issue is the "Daily Digest," which summarizes the day's floor and committee activities.

Commercial site offering free-access to legal information

A useful tool to find legislative info relevant to your geographic area, GovTrack.us tracks the United States Congress and helps Americans participate in their national legislature.