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Selected Federal Information Portals

Many web sites connect to federal information on the Internet. The mission of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is to distribute federal agency publications and act as an authoritative source for these publications. GPO's internet site features the Federal Digital System (FDsys) which provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. For more information or to access a resource, select one of the following:

• Census data
• Congressional information
• Consumer information
• Databases
• Directories
• Periodicals
• Portals
• Publications and Web exhibits
• U.S. Constitution and history
• U.S. facts and figures
• Weather

• U.S. Census Bureau:
• American FactFinder (Census 2000 and 1990 data)
• County and City Data Book
• Population Clocks
• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Subjects Index

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• Arizona's U.S. Congressional Delegation
  This is a listing of Arizona's current U.S. Congressional Delegation by district with links to member's Web sites, maps of Congressional districts and other related information.
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 - current)
  This database includes information about more than 13,000 people who served in the Continental Congress, the United States Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives including information about territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and vice presidents.
• Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation (1774 - 1873)
  This is searchable database of images from published sets of U.S. congressional material from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875. It includes among other resources:
  • Journals of the Continental Congress (1774 - 1789)
  • Letters of Delegates to Congress (1774 - 1789)
  • Elliot's Debates (1787 - 1788)
  • Farrand's Records (1787)
  • House Journal (1789 - 1875)
  • Senate Journal (1789 - 1875)
  • Senate Executive Journal (1789 - 1875)
  • Maclay's Journal (1789 - 1791)
  • Annals of Congress (1789 - 1824)
  • Register of Debates (1824 - 1837)
  • Congressional Globe (1833 - 1873)
  • Congressional Record (1873 - 1875)
  • Statutes at Large (1789 - 1875)
  • American State Papers (1789 - 1838)
  • Bills and Resolutions (selected)
  • U.S. Serial Set (selected)
• Session Dates of Congress
  This is a detailed listing from the U.S. House of Representatives' Office of the Clerk.
• Thomas
  This is the official U.S. Congressional information gateway.
• United States Congress
  This site has searchable databases of Congressional publications available through GPO Access. See also:  the Federal Digital System (FDsys)

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• Federal Citizen Information Center
  This U.S. General Services Administration site includes web publications on topics of interest to consumers.
• FTC.gov
  This Federal Trade Commission site offers access to resources about Identity Theft, Internet Fraud, Do Not Call Registry, etc.

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• Burial Listings (Military)
  This American Battle Monuments Commission site has databases listing those interred at the American World War I and World War II cemeteries overseas and those killed worldwide during the Korean War. There are also listings of War Dead and veterans of the Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish-American War who are buried at the ABMC cemeteries in Corozal, Panama, and Mexico City.
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
  This system is hosted by the National Park Service and is a database of basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The information comes from 6.3 million soldier records in the National Archives.
• Company SEC Filings Database (EDGAR)
  This U.S. Securities and Exchange site has searchable access statements and reports which foreign and domestic companies are required to file with the agency.
• Copyright Records, United States - Search
  This site has searchable access to three U.S. Copyright Office databases which contain records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978.
• Geographic Names Information System - Search
  This U.S. Geological Survey site allows you to search for information about nearly 2 million physical and cultural geographical features in the United States.
• Gravesite Locator, Nationwide (Veterans)
  This U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs database includes the burial locations of veterans and their family members in VA National Cemeteries and in various other cemeteries when the grave is marked with a government grave marker.
• Health Statistics
  This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site has statistics about diseases, births and deaths for the United States.
• Historic Places - Search
  This National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places Information System site allows searchable access to information about nearly 78,000 districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
• Image Library - Search
  This U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site allows searchable access to the National Digital Library collection of public domain still photographs of wildlife, plants, National Wildlife Refuges and other scenic images.
• Land Office Records
  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office (GLO) site contains records of two million land patents and provides access to a database of federal land conveyance records for thirty-two states issued between 1820 and 1908.    This does not include the original thirteen colonies, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas and Hawaii. Land patents document the transfer of land ownership from the federal government to individuals.
• Mission 2000
  This is a National Park Service database which contains records of baptisms, marriages and burials from the late seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth century for the Pimería Alta missions of southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico.
• Patents, United States - Search
  This U.S. Patent and Trademark Office site searchable access to the full-text of issued patents since 1976. Full-page images of issued patents from 1790 - 1975 are searchable only by patent number and current U.S. classification.
  see also:  Guide to Patents
• Schools, Colleges and Libraries - Search
  This National Center for Education Statistics site allows you to search for information about public and private schools and colleges as well as about public libraries.

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• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (1774 - current)
  This database includes information about more than 13,000 people who served in the Continental Congress, the United States Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives including information about territorial delegates, resident commissioners, and vice presidents.
• United States Government Manual
  In addition to providing an organizational overview of the federal government, this manual lists names and contact information for federal officials.
• U.S. Government Telephone and E-Mail Directories
  This site links to directories such as the Federal White Pages with phone numbers of federal officials, employees and offices and it also has links to topical directories of federal agencies.

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• Cross Agency Federal Portals
  This USA.gov site brings together federal information and services from multiple agencies about a particular topic or for a particular customer group.
• FDsys - GPO Access
  Federal Digital System (FDsys) is a U.S. Government Printing Office site designed to provide public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. Currently, the site provides access to such resources as:
  
  • Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to Present)
  • Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to Present)
  • Congressional Record (Daily) (1994 to Present)
  • Congressional Record Index (Daily) (1983 to Present)
  • Federal Register (1994 to Present)
  • Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to Present)
  • Statutes at Large (2003 to 2006)
  The U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations and other resources of interest to researchers and the public are still available on GPO Access.
• Science Accelerator
  This science technical report portal was developed by the U.S. Dept. of Energy and it taps into the search engines of distributed gray literature collections, enabling the user to find information without first having to know the sponsoring agency. See also: Science.gov
• USA.gov
  Searchable and topical access to federal, state and local government web sites.

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• Charters of Freedom
  This National Archives' site has text and images of the Declaration of Independence. the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.
• FDsys - GPO Access
  Federal Digital System (FDsys) is a U.S. Government Printing Office site designed to provide public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. Currently, the site provides access to such resources as:
  
  • Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to Present)
  • Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to Present)
  • Congressional Record (Daily) (1994 to Present)
  • Congressional Record Index (Daily) (1983 to Present)
  • Federal Register (1994 to Present)
  • Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to Present)
  • Statutes at Large (2003 to 2006)
  The U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations and other resources of interest to researchers and the public are still available on GPO Access.
• Federal Citizen Information Center
  This U.S. General Services Administration site includes web publications on topics of interest to consumers.
• Our Documents
  This joint federal/private site includes key documents of U.S. history from 1776 - 1965.
• Presidents of the United States
  This White House site includes pictures and biographical information about the Presidents.
• Executive Orders/Proclamations
• Codification (April 13, 1945 - January 20, 1989)


• Disposition Tables
NOTE: Paper indexes can be used to identify earlier Executive Orders in the collection either in paper or in microfiche.
• Words and Deeds in American History - Chronological List
  This is a compilation of documents in the Library of Congress relating to events in American History

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