Government Information: Legislation and Regulations

Guide to Law Online

The Legislative Process (U.S. House)

Congress.gov
U.S. legislative information via the Library of Congress. Includes: Bills Introduced, Laws Enacted, Active Legislation, Appropriations; Current Legislative Activities; Members of Congress; Legislative Histories.

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Publications

• Govinfo.gov Congressional bills, calendars, committee prints, directory, documents, hearings, records, reports.
• Congress.gov Bills and other legislative information.
• Proquest Congressional Comprehensive access to Congressional materials. See the Advanced Search. Campus login required.
• U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1875), via Library of Congress 
• Congressional Research Search Service Reports, via Federation of American Scientists

Congressional Directories

• Congressional Directories, 105th Congress- 
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 - present
• Contact Elected Officials

Congressional Offices

• Congressional Budget Office
• Library of Congress
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
• U.S. Government Accountability Office (OMB)
• U.S. Government Printing Office

Find Regulatory Information

• Federal Register, 1994-
  • Federal Register at the National Archives
• Today's Federal Register
   
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 1996-
• Electronic CFR
   
• United States Code, 1994-

RegInfo.gov
Federal regulations that are open for public comment (i.e.,proposed rules) and closed for comment (i.e., final rules) as published in the Federal Register.

Unified Agenda
The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next year.