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How do I find government documents?

The following web sites are useful for locating government documents:

FirstGov | This is the official U.S. gateway to all government information links you to millions of web pages—from the federal government, local and tribal governments, and foreign nations around the world. It provides portals organized around customer groups and topics (seniors, students, etc.) instead of agency names and includes a Reference Center. It provides specialized sections for citizens, business and nonprofits, federal employees, and government-to-government.

Thomas | This is the official site for legislative information from the Library of Congress. Search for bills, public laws, the Congressional Record, and committee information. It also provides links for the branches of U.S. Government, how laws are made, state resources, and historical documents.

GovEngine | This site is created by a non-profit organization in Florida dedicated to providing the citizens of the United States of America with an understanding of the accessibility of online government resources. Their purpose is to facilitate communication and cooperation between the public and all branches and levels of government.

GovSpot | GovSpot is a non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online. It offers a collection of top government and civic resources hand-selected for their quality, content and utility.

GPOAccess | GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides electronic access to important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. GPO also provides a site for searching their databases.

SearchGov | This is a directory and search engine for United States and state and local government sites. It includes the most commonly used links (House, Senate, White House, Social Security, Library of Congress, Census, Military, etc.) plus links for the Executive Agencies, Independent Agencies, and individual states.

University of Michigan Documents Center | The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, local, state, federal, foreign or international. It is a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, and news. The statistics section is organized by topic and provides links to a wealth of statistical information available on the Internet.

U.S. Government Documents Ready Reference Collection (from Columbia U.)

U.S. Government on the Web: Getting the Information you Need | This is an electronic book freely available on the Internet that provides links to primary government sources.