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Cornerstone Documents

Articles of Confederation - the first constitution of the United States, adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777

The Bill of Rights - the first ten amendments to the Constitution

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates - records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress, 1774–1873

The Constitution of the United States of America - contains a preamble and seven articles that describe the way the government is structured and how it operates

The Declaration of Independence - states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention - documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution, 1774–1789

Emancipation Proclamation - stated that slaves in the states or parts of states still in rebellion as of January 1, 1863, would be declared free

The Federalist Papers - a series of essays published in newspapers in 1787 and 1788 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to promote the ratification of the Constitution

The Gettysburg Address - one of the most memorable speeches in U.S. history delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the cemetery for the Union war dead

GPO Resources

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government - informs students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP), July 1976 to Present - finding tool for federal publications, includes direct links to the full document when available

Conference Reports of the U.S. Congress - website for agreements on legislation that are negotiated between the House and Senate via conference committees

Federal Depository Libraries Directory - locate a Federal Depository Library near you

Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) - website for the program that distributes certain classes of Government documents free of cost to designated libraries throughout the United States and its territories

Federal Depository Library Program Web Archive - to provide permanent public access to Federal Agency Web content, the Federal Depository Library Program harvests selected U.S. Government Websites in their entirety.

Guide to House and Senate Members (Member Guide) - a single point of access for Member information from several different official sources

New Electronic Titles (NET) in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - an easy way to find all the latest documents added to the CGP for specific timeframes

U.S. Government Bookstore - buy Federal government publications

Usgovernmentmanual.gov - currently updated edition of the U.S. Government Manual, the official handbook of the Federal Government

Legislative Process Resources

Congress.gov - official website for U.S. federal legislative information

Docs.House.Gov - provides access to committee documents and text of legislation being considered in committee and by the House

House.gov - website of the United States House of Representatives

How Our Laws Are Made (PDF) - House Document 110-49

Overview of the Legislative Process - videos, diagrams, and transcripts prepared by Congress.gov

Senate.gov - website of the United States Senate

Uscode.house.gov - search and browse the U.S. Code

Regulatory Process Resources

A Guide to the Rulemaking Process (PDF) - prepared by the Office of the Federal Register

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) - currently updated, unofficial version of the Code of Federal Regulations

RegInfo.gov - provides reliable, transparent information about regulations under development

Regulations.gov - find, read, and comment on regulatory issues

Federal Register 2.0 - HTML edition of the Federal Register

Presidential Documents Resources

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Codification of Presidential Proclamations Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders - April 13, 1945 through January 20,1989

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress - 1741–1799

"I Do Solemnly Swear . . . ": Presidential Inaugurations

Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress

Judicial Branch Resources

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) - public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator

United States Reports - a series of bound case reporters that are the official reports of decisions for the United States Supreme Court.

Additional Resources

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1899 - documents related to American Indians and Alaskan Native published in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set during the 19th century (GPO Partner- Donald E. Pray Law Library at the University of Oklahoma)

Arizona Memory Project - provides access to digitized collection of U.S. Government publications (GPO Partner- Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records)

Assistance Listings (formerly Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) - contains detailed program descriptions for Federal assistance programs

CyberCemetery of Federal Government Websites - provides permanent public access to the websites and publications of defunct U.S. Government agencies and commissions (GPO Partner- University of North Texas)

data.census.gov - provides access to data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau

Export Administration Regulations (current regulations only) - unofficial electronic files created by the Department of Commerce

Federal Bulletin Board (no longer updated) - select Supreme Court Opinions, legislative information, and Federal agency information

FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research) - provides easy access to economic history—particularly the history of the Federal Reserve System (GPO Partner- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

First U.S. Army: Report of Operations - provides access to digitized version of the First United States Army: Report of Operations (GPO Partner- Cleveland Public Library)

GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions - access to reports and decisions from GAO (GPO Partner- Government Accountability Office)

Information by Topic - partnership with USA.gov

Library of Congress - explore the resources and collections of the Library of Congress (GPO Partner- Library of Congress)

LocatorPlus - search the collections of the National Library of Medicine (GPO Partner-National Library of Medicine)

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) - search the MeSH headings which are used to provide a hierarchically-organized terminology for indexing and cataloging biomedical information (GPO Partner-National Library of Medicine)

NASA Technical Reports Server - provides access to aerospace citations, full-text documents, images, and videos (GPO Partner- NASA Langley Research Center)

National Archives Records - research the records of the National Archives and Records Administration

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - provides access to NREL’s laboratory and outreach publications (GPO Partner: NREL)

Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents of American History

PubMed - search more than 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books (GPO Partner- National Library of Medicine)

Science.gov - searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results

SciTech Connect - partnership with the Department of Energy (former Energy Citations Database)

Statistical Abstract of the United States - a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States

TRAIL (Technical Report Archive & Image Library) - provides unrestricted access to U.S. Government agency technical reports (GPO Membership)

United States Commission on Civil Rights Historical Publications - provides access to historical and current publications of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (GPO Partner- Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland)

University of North Texas Digital Library - provides access to digitized collections of U.S. Government publications, including the Congressional Globe, FCC Record, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and more (GPO Partner- University of North Texas)

USA.gov - portal to government information and services

U.S. Government Posters - provides access to a collection of over 1,500 digitized posters issued by various U.S. Government agencies (GPO Partner: University of Iowa Libraries)

Wage Determinations - provides a single location for Federal contracting officers to use in obtaining appropriate Service Contract Act (SCA) and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) wage determinations for each official contract action (GPO Partner- Dept. of Labor)

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Materials - provides access to over 400 digitized publications from the WPA (GPO Partner: University of Kentucky Libraries)

World War I Posters - provides access to access to a digitized collection of World War I posters from Federal agencies (GPO Partner- Illinois State University)

World War II Historic Government Publications - provides access to over 300 digitized informational pamphlets, Government reports, regulations, and more distributed by GPO during World War II (GPO Partner-Southern Methodist University)