Fully searchable, image-based government document and legal research database with ongoing comprehensive coverage of—among much else—U.S. law, Congressional documents, legislative history, Presidential documents, federal regulations, and miscellaneous government documents.
Offers detailed guidance and links to documents in many categories, including U.S. Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports, Bills and Laws, Congressional Record, The Presidency, and more.
Index to U.S. government documents published since 1976. Includes Congressional reports, hearings, debates and records, judiciary materials, and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.). Often with links to online version.
Format: Citations, Coverage: 1976 - present, Truncation and Wildcard: * and # or ?, Search Tips: Links to online government publications only display on a detailed record under the 'Access' heading. Omit punctuation (apostrophes, commas, etc.), but ampersands and hyphens may be used. Search names as Lastname Firstname Middlename without commas. Enter a space instead of a slash. 'Help' link on each screen.
Along with books and other materials held by our library, our catalog covers Congressional documents, Presidential materials, Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports, and many miscellaneous government documents.
A service of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), a Federal agency in the legislative branch, it provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. It offers many ways to browse and search for many different sorts of documents, including, for instance, Congressional Documents.
Westlaw simplifies your starting point for legal research. Try Westlaw's new interface for searching and accessing case law, US Code Annotated, statutes, court rules, regulations, and secondary sources including law reviews and journals as well as reference materials.
Online version of U.S. Congressional material originally produced from 1789 and reprinted after 1850. The American State papers cover Nos. 1-38 of the Congressional serial set. This collection, printed retrospectively under a contract between Congress and a private publisher, is considered part of the overall Serial Set and includes Congressional publications of the 1st - 14th Congresses (1789-1816).
Format: Full-text, Coverage: 1789-1838, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Put phrases in quotation marks. Search function supports Boolean AND, OR, and NOT. Also supports ADJ(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in the same order. Also supports NEAR(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in any order. Text scanning sees the old long s as an f, so in words with an s, substitute the wildcard character ?.
Online version of the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Coverage currently is for the 15th Congress (1817) through the 96th Congress, 2d Session (1980). Search by keyword or browse by category and sub-category.
Format: Full-text, Coverage: Currently: 1817-1975, Truncation and Wildcard: * and ?, Search Tips: Searching can be quirky. Be sure to click on the blue link New Search.. every time you do a new search. If you are trying multiple searches and keep getting 0 hits-exit the database completely and begin again. Put phrases in quotation marks. Search function supports Boolean AND, OR, and NOT. Also supports ADJ(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in the same order. Also supports NEAR(x) which finds terms that are within x words of each other and in any order. Text scanning sees the old long s as an f, so in words with an s, substitute the wildcard character ?