Legal Links - Federal

Legislative

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Thomas Contains legislative information from the U.S. Congress; can search legislation, the Congressional Record, and Committee information.
- Information Sources for Legislative Research Contains links to sources for legislative research, such as government records and publications, news, issue specific links, etc.
Congressional Reports Maintained by GPO Access, this site provides a searchable database to subject reports starting with the 104th Congress (1995 - 1996); one can search for reports from more than one Congress at a time.
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book Maintained by the Law Librarian's Society of Washington, D.C., this website contains a current status table on selected legislation, internet and online sources of legislative and regulatory information, quick links to House and Senate documents and hearings, and other federal legislative information.
- Federal Legislative History Research A detailed outline and narrative concerning researching federal legislative research.
United States Code Searchable version of the U.S. Code maintained by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
- U.S. Code Table of Popular Names Contains an alphabetical list of common names of U.S. Congressional legislation, maintained by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Congressional Record Available through GPO Access, this site contains a searchable database of this official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress beginning in 1994 (Vol. 140).
U.S. Government Documents - Legislative Branch Resources Maintained by Columbia University Documents Service Center.
Government Accountability Office Formerly the General Accounting Office, this office is the investigative arm of Congress; the site contains links to GAO reports, legal materials, information on how to report government fraud, etc.
The Library of Congress
- Copyright Office Contains forms, regulations, a searchable database of copyright records, etc.
U.S. Legislative Information Sources on the Internet Contains links to legislation, legislative history, floor votes, biographical information, campaign finance contributions, etc.
Records of Congress Maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration, this site contains historical information about the U.S. Congress and contains links to further information.