Government Information

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United States Congress

C-SPAN
The online version of the cable network offering 24 hour coverage of Congressional activities. In addition to following current issues before the Congress, C-SPAN also covers the Supreme Court, the President, and current political topics.

House and Senate Web Pages
Official web sites for both houses of Congress. Helpful for locating committee and member web pages.

THOMAS
THOMAS was created to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. This site provides online access to current issues of the Congressional Record, bills and resolutions, treaties and more. Maintained by the Library of Congress.

U.S. Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office
These two independent and nonpartisan agencies provide timely analyses, investigative reports, and cost estimates to support Congress. The GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. The CBO assists House and Senate Budget Committees with information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process.

U.S. Federal Government

Federal Government Agency Directory
A comprehensive list of Federal government agency Internet sites. Maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries.

FindLaw and Oyez
FindLaw provides access to the full text of Supreme Court opinions back to 1893. Oyez is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work, a source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.

GPO Access
Provides access to Congressional publications, the Federal Register, GAO reports, and other full text government databases.

National Contact Center of the Federal Citizen Information Center
This site serves as an information center where citizens can get answers to questions about Federal programs, benefits, and services, and can make requests for consumer publications.

Supreme Court of the United States
The official source for recent decisions, current and previous Term dockets, merits briefs, opinions and more.

U.S. Department of State
Where to find the administration's official views on foreign policy issues, statements by the Secretary of State, and documents on international security, trade policy, and development.

USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal, providing access to government services and information on the web.

The White House
A good source for Presidential statements, press briefings, current legislation, and general information about the U.S. government. Contains photo galleries, video clips, live streams, and podcasts.

Statistical Data

FEDSTATS
A compilation of U.S. federal agencies with statistical information on the web. Search by agency or subject.

STAT-USA
A good starting point for finding a wide variety of economic and trade statistics. Available to Willamette University network users only.

Statistics
Hatfield Library list of Internet sources for statistical information. Arranged by subject (e.g., Crime, Economy, Health, etc.).

U.S. Census Bureau
A great place to start looking for statistical information. See also Historical Census Browser, from the University of Virginia Library, which provides Census data from 1790-1960.

Tax Forms

IRS.gov (U.S. Federal Tax Forms)
The official source of IRS tax products.

Oregon Department of Revenue
Tax information, forms and various publications.

State Tax Forms
Links to all the states with tax forms and information on the Web. Maintained by the Louisiana State University Libraries.

Reports and Databases

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Provides access to a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and non-profit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

EDGAR Database, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)
"Your comprehensive source for credible trade leads and timely market research." Available to Willamette University network users only.

Open CRS-- Congressional Research Service Reports for the People
Open CRS provides citizens access to CRS Reports that are already in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS Reports

State and Local

Data for Local Communities
"This website is a gathering place for statistical, spatial, and descriptive information about the cities, counties and other civil, economic and natural regions of Oregon and Washington." Maintained by the Orbis Cascade Alliance.

Marion County, Oregon
Useful for locating county services and information.

Oregon.gov
The official site of the State of Oregon and portal to departmental and agency web pages.

Oregon Administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes

Oregon State Legislature

Salem, Oregon
Official web page of the City of Salem.

State and Local Governments
A directory compiled by the Library of Congress.

International Organizations

Europa
The official web site of the European Union, providing access to information published by all EU institutions, agencies and bodies.

International Documents Collection
A comprehensive list of web sites for international government organizations. Maintained by Northwestern University Library.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
The source for NATO press releases, official publications, RSS feeds, video and more.

Organization of American States
Press releases, documents, and information about the members of the OAS.

United Nations and Official Web Site Locator for the UN System of Organizations
Launching point for news and official documents from the United Nations. Use the Web Site Locator to find UN agencies.

The World Bank
A source for current information about the World Bank's development activities around the world.