United States Government Information
U.S. Federal documents at the Binghamton University Libraries
- Main Branches of Government
- Executive Branch: The White House | Departments | Regulations
- Legislative Branch: Congress, Legislation & Law (includes Congressional publications)
- Judicial Branch
- Reference Shelf
- Frequently Requested Government Information | Census & Statistics
- Gateways to Newsworthy Documents | Resources for Documents Librarians
- Finding U.S. Government Internet Sites and Publications
- Gateways to Resources | GPO Access | Bibliographies (catalogs & title lists)
Finding U.S. Government Publications and Web Sites
Gateways to Resources
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
- CRS is a nonpartisan analytical, research, and reference arm of Congress. It serves Congress by providing comprehensive and reliable legislative research and analysis. Included on this website are written products tailored to specific issues requiring information, analysis, or legal interpretation. This site does not include all reports. A comprehensive listing of CRS reports is available at from Penny Hill Press.
- Documents Center
- An extensive collection of government and related Internet sites. See Federal Government Resources on the Web for specific federal information.
- Federal Bulletin Board (FBB)
- Used by federal agencies to distribute free electronic files to the public.
- Federal Depository Library Electronic Collection
- About | Locator Tools and Services | New Electronic Titles | Specialized Full-Text Collections |
- FedWorld Information Network
- Locate and order U.S. Government information, reports, documents, and files.
- USA.gov
- Portal to federal government resources on the web. Indexes over 20,000 federal website, plus reports and documents. Lists federal web servers.
- Google U.S. Government Search
- National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
- U.S. Scientific, Technical, Engineering, and Business-Related Information.
- GPO Access
- Search and retrieve full text government documents from over 70 databases. Specialized search pages are available to search databases separately.
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- The Budget of the U.S. Government
- Campaign Reform Hearing
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Commerce Business Daily
- Congressional Bills
- Congressional Calendars
- Congressional Directory
- Congressional Documents
- Congressional Hearings
- Congressional Record
- Congressional Record Index
- Congressional Reports
- Constitution of the United States of America
- Deschler's Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Economic Indicators
- Economic Report of the President
- Federal Register
- GAO Reports
- GAO Comptroller General Decisions
- GILS Records
- Government Manual
- History of Bills and Resolutions
- House Rules Manual
- Interior Department-Reports of the Office of the IG
- Privacy Act Notices
- Public Laws
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S.
- Senate Manual
- Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)
- Unified Agenda
- United States Code
- Ways & Means Committee Prints
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Bibliographies
- Catalog of United States Government Publications
- Search Tip: always enclose phrases inside "double quotes."
- GPO (Government Printing Office) Monthly
Catalog

- FirstSearch Web version of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government publications, 1976 - present.
- U.S. Government Online Bookstore
- Updated daily, this database serves as a guide to government information products currently offered for sale by the Superintendent of Documents.
- Subject Bibliographies: Browse by Title
or Topic.
- Bibliographies on approximately 150 topics to assist in the identification of publications, subscriptions and electronic products that can be accessed at depository libraries or purchased from GPO.
