Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Federal Government Resources

Forms

• Federal Forms. Availabiilty of forms from various agencies of the government including Veterans Affairs, Department of Transportation and Department of Energy.

• Departments, Agencies & Commissions. From the Library of Congress
• Federal Agencies & Commissions. Includes such agencies as Immigration and Naturalization, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and others. Agencies are under the auspices of the Executive Branch of Government.
• Federal Government Resources: Executive Branch. From the University of Michigan.
• The Cabinet. Official Web Site from the White House. Contains cabinet biographies, offices included in the Executive Office of the President, announcements on various topics, current news, listing of federal agencies and commissions.
• President of the United States. Maintained by University of Michigan. Contains biographies, current cabinet, current speeches, directives, executive orders, First Ladies, Historic Speeches, Impeachments, Libraries, Pardons, Salaries, Successions, and Vetos.
• White House Office, Agencies & Cabinet
• The White House

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• Congressional Committee Materials Online
• Congressional Directory. Official directory of the U.S. Congress.
• Congressional Record Index. (1983)- . Official index of the Congressional Record.
• Government Accountability Office
• Government Printing Office
• House of Representatives
• Legislative Branch. Contains biographies, directories, compensation and congressional districts. Maintained by University of Michigan.
• LexisNexis Congressional. Subscription database. Congressional publications, legislative histories (1970-present), and track bills. Contains the US Code, voting records, full-text of congressional documents and the Congressional Record, plus the Federal Register (1980 - present) and the CFR.
• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Government Resources. An excellent web site with almost every link to Congress-related issues.
• Public and Private Laws (104th)- . Contains the text of public and private laws enacted by the 104th Congress to present.
• Senate
• Thomas. Contains legislative information from 93rd Congress to present, Congressional Record from 101st Congress to present, and House and Senate Committee Reports from 104th to present.
• Tracking Legislation using GPO Access
• United States Code. Codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. Search OR Browse

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• Federal Courts Finder. From Emory University, Emory Law Library. Listing of decisions by U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Bankrupcy Courts for all nine jurisdictions.
• Federal Judicial Center. Contains research results on federal court operations adn procedures and court history, as well as selected educational materials for judges and court employees.
• Federal Judiciary Homepage. From Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Listing sites for U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and U.S. Bankrupcy Courts.
• Judicial Branch. From University of Michigan. Includes Circuit Courts, District Courts, the Constitution of the United States Annotated, Supreme Court Decisions via various search engines, Independent Counsel, and Directory of Supreme Court judges.
• Oyez Project. From Northwestern University. Includes audio from court decisions, membership of the court.
• Supreme Court Collection. From Cornell University. Current and historical decisions, searchable by topic or author or party. Includes recent decisions and cases argued in present term.
• Supreme Court Decisions, 1937 - 1975. From Government Printing Office. For use as a finding aid. Can be search by full-text, case name, and/or case number. Not the official version of the Supreme Court Decisions.

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• Code of Federal Regulations. Listing of federal regulations. Rulings of an agency are regulations and not a statute. New federal regulations are published in the Federal Register for comment before being enacted.
• Federal Register. The official site to track rules, proposed rules, notices of federal agencies and organizations, executive orders, and other presidential documents.
• Tracking Regulations using GPO Access

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• catalogusmai University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions catalog.
• GPO Access. Includes a comprehensive list of Federal resources and access to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
• LexisNexis Congressional. Includes congressional publications, legislative histories, bill tracking, voting records, Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations.
• Library of Congress Catalog. Search the holdings at the Library of Congress.
• US Business Advisor. Includes information on business development, financial assistance, taxes, laws and regulations, inernational trade, workplace issues, and buying and selling procurements.

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