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United States Government Information

Information by Subject

  • USA.gov– official portal of the U.S. government
  • Congressional Research Service Reports – non-partisan, public policy reports written on a wide variety of topics. Coverage is 2004-present. (off-campus access restricted to U of Alabama affiliates)
  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set – full text of reports produced by government agencies from 1789-1977. (off-campus access restricted to U of Alabama affiliates)

Legislative and Regulatory Information

  • Congress.gov – Find information about members of congress, as well as full-text digital copies of legislation from the 93rd Congress forward
  • GovInfo – The Next generation Federal Digital System (FDSys). Search and retrieve Find digitized federal government documents, 1994-present
  • ProQuest Congressional – Includes legislative histories, bills, and public laws, both current and historical (off-campus access restricted to U of Alabama affiliates)
  • Regulations.gov – Your one stop site to comment on proposed federal regulations
  • HeinOnline – Provides full-text access to the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Statutes at Large, and more. (off-campus access restricted to U of Alabama affiliates)

Government Search Engines and General Databases

  • Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (Government Printing Office) – Search for specific government publications produced from 1976-present
  • USAsearch.gov – Search across U.S. Government websites (General Services Administration)
  • NTIS – Search for specific government publications produced from 1983-present. Many of these may be found in the U.S. Government Documents Collection on the 1st floor of Gorgas Library. (off-campus access restricted to U of Alabama affiliates)
  • NTIS free search – Many of these may be found in the U.S. Government Documents Collection on the 1st floor of Gorgas Library.

Agency Directories