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GPO & U.S. Legislation


 
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FirstGov
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GoogleSearch: Uncle Sam
GPO Access (for publications)
American Factfinder (Census)

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UA Subscription Databases
(On-campus use or UA students, staff or faculty only)

Government, Politics & Public Policy databases
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Lexis-Nexis Congressional

CIS Congressional Universe
[Tips: Using CIS for Legislative Research]

Access to CIS (Congressional Information Service) publications and legislative histories

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Thomas (Library of Congress)

  • Search bills, by topic , bill number, or title.
  • Search through and read the text of the Congressional Record for the 101st through the 107th Congresses.
  • Search and find committee reports by topic or committee name.

Congressional Research Service (GWU)

CongressTrack (Vote Smart)

Contacting the Congress

Federal Depository Library Gateways

Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT)

Government Documents Online Publications (ASU)

Journal of Continental Congress (Library of Congress)

The Legal Process (N. Harris College)

Legislative Branch (UMich)

Legislative Research Tutorial (UMich)

Legislative Process (UMich)

LLSD's Legislative Source Book

Michigan Legislative Histories
This site includes background on legislative process, choosing a topic, and each stage, from obtaining the text of bills and hearings to floor debates, laws, and the final regulations. Each page includes descriptions of the sources at the University of Michigan, call numbers, and hot links as appropriate.

Public Policy Matrix (UMich)

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet

U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873 (Library of Congress)
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 occurred on July 15. There are now 111 volumes of Congressional history online covering the time period of 1774-1821, or from the Continental Congress to the 16th Congress.

U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Position (Plum Book)

UA Library Guides by Atifa Rawan & others

Finding the Congressional Serial Set at the UA:
Using CIS index (1789-today)
Historical Serial Set (1789-1970) in UA Spec Coll

Training
CIS Congressional Universe
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Tutorial
Gov Docs Tutorials homepage
CIS Leg. Tutorial

Research Aids
Class Assignments (PA & POL)

Reports & Docs: Y1
Hearings: Y4
GPOAccess vs. CIS: Full Text
Historical Gov't Docs at Special Coll
U.S. Gov't Structure chart
Poli Sci Subject Guide
Artemis Project

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GPO & U.S. Legislation

International Gov't Info
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