Loras College Library: Government Information: U.S. Federal Government

Databases for Government Publications Searching

Catalog of U. S. Government Publications (CGP) This link opens in a new window
Why use this database?
CGP is the primary database for federal government publications, and provides direct links to those that are available online. Search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
GovInfo.gov This link opens in a new window
Why use this database?
GovInfo.gov provides free online access to official Federal Government publications. Use this database to search for documents and publications, browse for documents and publications by collection, Congressional committee, and date, and access metadata about documents and publications.

MetaLib - CGP
MetaLib is a federated search engine that searches multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online. A service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

Federal Government on the Web

USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
First stop for all U.S. government information on the web.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
GovInfo.gov
GPO’s GovInfo.gov provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. The system is easy to use and offers authentic, digitally-signed PDF documents for reading and downloading.
Cornerstone Documents (of U.S. Democracy)
Contact Government: USA.gov
GovSpeak: A Guide to U.S. Government Acronyms & Abbreviations
"The most current, extensive and fully linked listing of U.S. government agency, office, program, and publication acronyms."

Information by Branch of Government

Presidential Sources on the Web

The White House
Official web site of the White House.
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
Presidents of the United States (POTUS)

Executive Branch Resources

Executive Agencies and Departments on the Web

Internal Revenue Service Forms and Instructions (PDF)
Tax forms from the IRS
United States Department of Defense (defense.gov)
Official website of the Defense Department.
Tax Forms, Instructions, Publications - Taxes: State and Federal Information - LibGuides at University of Iowa Libraries
Tax information and links from the University of Iowa Libraries.
National Archives and Records Administration
NOAA's National Weather Service

Legislative/Congressional Sources on the Web

Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Congress.gov makes all kinds of federal United States legislative information freely available to the public.
U. S. House of Representatives
Official web site of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Official web site of the U.S. Senate.
Congressional Biographical Directory
Covers 1774 to the present.
CRS Reports (Congressional Research Service)
Reports from the Congressional Research Service, which provides information to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current legislative issues.
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
Historical sources from the Library of Congress.
GovTrack
Track bills in Congress, your representative’s voting records, upcoming committee meetings, and get alerts by email.

Congressional Record

The floor debates of Congress are now published as the Congressional Record, but have had various titles through history. Print volumes are shelved in the first floor Government Documents area, at SuDoc number X 1.1:

The Congressional Record is also available online from 1994 to the present.

Judicial Information Sources on the Web

U.S. Courts | The Federal Judiciary
Web site of the federal court system.
Supreme Court of the United States
Official web site of the U.S. Supreme Court.
LII: Supreme Court Collection Home
Supreme Court decisions, orders, and updates.
Historical Supreme Court Decisions from FedWorld.gov
Search and View Full Text of Supreme Court Decisions Issued between 1937 and 1975.
The Oyez Project
Supreme Court-related media.
The Supreme Court Database
The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices.
CourtListener
Search millions of opinions by case name, topic, or citation. Sponsored by the Non-Profit Free Law Project.
SCOTUSblog
Supreme Court of the United States blog.