Government Information Subject Guide

Federal Government - Executive, Legislatvie & Judicial Branches

 

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White House Home Page

Includes links to the president and vice president, a virtual library, frequently requested federal services, information about tours, and a site just for kids.

US House of Representatives

House directory, committees, pending bills, and roll call votes.

US Senate

Senators, committees, committee hearing schedules, legislative activities, and Senate history.

Congress.org

In addition to quick links to members of both houses of Congress, this site provides easy access to current political issues, media links, and a keyword index to federal legislation.

ProQuest Congressional restricted

Provides access to information about the U S Congress, including: 1) publications from 1789-present (with some full text in the Historical Full Text file); 2) Congressional Information Service Legislative Histories for public laws from 1970-present; 3) testimony from congressional hearings; 4) access to bills; 5) the Congressional Record and Federal Register; and 6) information about members and committees. Also includes unpublished hearings from 1973 to 1979.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

Status and full text of bills in the House and Senate, also access to the Congressional Record, committee reports, and voting records of members of Congress.

Government Resources

Links to Congressional information from official and unofficial sources.

Carl Levin: United States Senator

Provides information on the Senate activities and services of the office of Senator Levin.

Debbie Stabenow: United States Senator

Provides information on the Senate activities and serves of the office of Senator Stabenow.

Fred Upton: Congressional Representative

Provides information on the House of Representative activities of the office of Michigan's 6th District Congressman Upton.

Supreme Court of the United States

Contains information on recent decisions, docket, arguments, briefs, rules, and opinions of the court.

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Last updated: December 2007