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THOMAS
THOMAS is a service of the Library of Congress. It is the most comprehensive congressional information site on the web. Users can get up-to-date information on all bills and resolutions introduced in Congress, including bill text, abstracts, and legislative status. THOMAS users can also access the Congressional Record. Information is provided for past years in addition to current information.

U.S. House of Representatives
The House website provides links to all member websites and all congressional committee websites. Users can also get the latest floor schedule and regularly updated information on floor activity. The site provides a feature where users can locate their representative by zip code.

U.S. Senate
The Senate site offers the same features as the House site described above.

General Accounting Office
GAO reports are available in PDF format at this site. Users can also sign up for e-mail notification of new reports on topics of interest.

Congressional Budget Office

C-SPAN
Live audio and Internet video feeds of Congress and all C-SPAN channels are available free via this site.


Judiciary

U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court website provides docket information, opinions in downloadable PDF format, and the court calendar.

Federal Judiciary
This overview site is mainly useful for the wide array of links provided to sites throughout the federal court system.

U.S. Code
This site allows users to search the laws of the United States by keyword, as well as by number and section.

Findlaw
Findlaw is a useful legal information site for lawyers and the general public alike. Searchable databases provide access to legal code, briefs, decisions and other websites.


Executive

White House
The White House website provides access to press releases, administration statements, and texts of speeches. The site also offers links to federal agencies and information on the First Family.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Office of Policy Development & Research

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Department of Transportation

Census Bureau

Economic Development Administration

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Transit Administration

National Center for Recreation & Conservation

National Park Service

Office of Management and Budget
OMB's site is a useful web resource for information on the federal budget with current and historical information along with downloadable budget tables.

U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Government Search Engine
The Firstgov website is a government-developed comprehensive search engine for federal government sites and information.

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