U.S. Goverment Web Sites

Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications

Quick Reference Sources

Información y Servicios del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos

Quick Reference Sources

• GPO Access



• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
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• USA.gov



• Forms.gov



• FDLP Electronic Collection



• National Technical Information Service

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Business and Personal Assistance

• Small Business Administration (SBA)



• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance



• Export.gov



• International Trade Administration



• GovBenefits.gov



• Grants.gov



• GovLoans.gov



• Minority Business Development Agency
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Cabinet Level Departments:

• Department of Agriculture



• Department of Commerce



• Department of Defense



• Department of Education



• Department of Energy



• Department of Health and Human Services



• Department of Homeland Security



• Department of Housing and Urban Development



• Department of the Interior



• Department of Justice



• Department of Labor



• Department of State



• Department of Transportation



• Department of the Treasury



• Department of Veteran Affairs

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Census Information:

• U.S. Census Bureau (also see its Customer Information Page)



• United States Historical Census Data Browser
  (University of Virginia)



• U.S. Census Bureau: American FactFinder



• North American Industrial Classification System

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Executive Branch:

• White House



• Recent Press Briefings



• Budget of the United States Government



• Economic Report of the President



• Executive Orders (1937-present)



• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993-present)



• Public Papers of the President (1991-present)



• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

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Federal Commissions and Agencies:

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF)



• Bureau of Indian Affairs



• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)



• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)



• Commission on Civil Rights



• Consumer Product Safety Commission



• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)



• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)



• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)



• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)



• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)



• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)



• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)



• General Services Administration (GSA)



• Government Printing Office (GPO)



• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)



• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)



• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)



• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)



• National Park Service



• National Science Foundation (NSF)



• National Security Agency (NSA)



• Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRC)



• Peace Corps



• Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)



• Social Security Administration (SSA)



• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)



• United States Geological Survey (USGS)



• United States Postal Service



• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)



• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service



• U.S. Forest Service



• more...

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Health and Consumer Information:

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)



• Consumer Information Center
• Multilanguage Consumer Information (from Consumer Information Center)


• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)



• Healthfinder



• Medline Plus



• National Center for Health Statistics



• National Health Information Center



• National Institutes of Health (NIH)



• Medicare



• Traveler's Health
• Health Information for International Travel: The Yellow Book


• Health Topics A to Z



• FDA Hot Topics



• National Women's Health Information center



• Cancer.gov

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International Information:

• CIA World Factbook



• Country Studies



• Portals to the World



• United Nations



• InfoNation



• U.S. State Department Home Page
• Background Notes
• CRS Reports Relating to International Issues
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
• International Religious Freedom Report
• United States Embassies and Counsulates Worldwide
• Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
• International Information Programs including America.gov
  
  
• Foreign Governments



• World Constitutions, Laws & Treaties



• PCL Map Collection



• Canadian federal government databases accessible through the Internet

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Judicial Branch:

• Federal Courts Finder (Emory University)



• Federal Judiciary



• FindLaw



• FindLaw: Supreme Court Decisions (1893-present term)



• Legal Information Institute (Cornell University)



• Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)



• Supreme Court Decisions (1992-present term)



• more...

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Kid Friendly Government Sites:

• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids



• Kids.gov



• WhiteHouse 101



• FEMA for Kids



• U.S. Treasury for Kids



• USDA for Kids



• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Kids Pages



• NASA Kids Club
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• FactFinder Kid's Corner



• CIA's Homepage for Kids



• Department of Justice Agency Websites
  • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
  • U.S. Attorney's Office
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • U.S. Marshals
    
    
• Department of Homeland Security - Ready Kids



• Department of Energy for Students & Kids
  
  
• Future State

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Legislative Branch:

• Congressional Budget Office (CBO)



• Congressional Record (1989-present)



• Government Accountability Office (GAO)



• U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873



• Public Laws (1995-present)



• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet



• U.S. Code (1994-present)



• U.S. House of Representatives



• U.S. Senate

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Libraries and Archives:

• Library of Congress



• National Agriculture Library



• National Archives and Records Administration



• National Library of Education



• National Library of Medicine
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• Presidential Libraries



• Miller Center of Public Affairs: Online References (University of Virginia)
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Patents, Trademarks and Copyright:

• United States Copyright Office



• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office



• Google Patent Search (Beta Site)

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State Information:

• For Information pertaining to State and Local Government please see the State and Local Government Information Page.

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Statistical Sources:

• Bureau of Justice Statistics



• Bureau of Labor Statistics



• Bureau of Transportation Statistics



• FedStats



• National Center for Education Statistics



• National Center for Health Statistics



• Statistical Abstract of the United States



• Statistical Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan)



• STAT-USA



• U.S. Census Bureau: American FactFinder



• Economic Indicators



• The Beige Book (Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions)



• The Green Book (Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means)

Last Updated: 11/21/2009

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