Government Documents

Includes selections from Congressional Quarterly

CFDA is a compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and non-financial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

"A nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs."

Tracks government spending and notes possible government waste identified by this watchdog group.

Search issues by topic, links to articles or commentary from variety of organizations. Searchable directory of elected officials. Provides legislative highlights and tips on contacting congresspeople. A public service of Capitol Advantage.

"Monitors Congress and fights for consumer rights, government and corporate accountability, campaign finance reform, a clean environment, and health and safety protection through lobbying, public education, research and media outreach.

A pro-consumer advocacy, research, education, and service organization.

This libguide can get you to many of the reports produced by the CRS. They produce analytical, non-partisan reports on topics of interest to members of Congress.

The House Ways and Means Committee Green Book provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics.

IPS seeks to create a more responsible society, one built around the values of nonviolence, justice, sustainability, and decency. "The only multi-issue progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.".

Provides access to Congressional Research Service Reports in the public domain.

"Your guide to the money in American elections." Includes fund-raising data, contributions by industry, useful issue profiles (e.g. managed care, gun control, campaign finance reform.

A joint project of Pennsylvania State University and University of Washington, the Policy Analysis Tool allows you to create graphs and charts of Congressional priorities, going back to 1946.

This independent nonprofit investigates and reports on government corruption and misconduct. A good site for information on federal contractors.

Includes candidate information, legislation, elected officials, and issues.

A non-partisan non-profit that uses the power of the Internet to foster greater government openness and transparency.

Wide variety of topics included. Offered by Proquest, a commercial publisher, only since 2013 is available.

Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Grouped by national, international, regional, and industry. Includes state and local personal income, NIPA (national income and product accounts), estimates of GDP (gross domestic product), gross state product, balance of payments data, and related measures.

The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

Sections for people, business, geography, census news. Provides many paths to data, background, methodology, questions used, 2000 release schedules, and much more. Select American FactFinder (above) for custom tables and maps. For any other census needs, contact Social Sciences & Area Studies desk (3rd fl. Bird Library)

Provides access to U.S. Federal Executive Branch datasets.

Covers 1790 - 1960. Data differs according to what was collected by each census, and what has been transcribed. No information is available below the county level. Files are organized by decade, and users can select variables and sort, calculate proportions or graph. Note: For more involved calculations or data manipulation, users can download original data from ICPSR.

The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

Offers alphabetical index of subjects (FASTATS A to Z); also searchable using NCHS Web Search. Maintained by the Centers for Disease Control.

Provides data from over 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States.

US foreign trade data: current and cumulative exports and imports. Use this database to find existing and and emerging export markets for products, determine market share of export markets, and monitor trends in specific products, markets, and countries.

"My Congressional District gives you quick and easy access to selected statistics collected by the U.S. Census Bureau through the American Community Survey.
With My Congressional District, you can view statistics covering age, employment, education, and much more. My Congressional District is powered by the American Community Survey and Census Application Programming Interface (API).

This section follows the evolution of the decennial census by detailing the events surrounding each of them.