Federal Government Resources

Federal Depository Program

The Washington State Library has been participating in the Government Printing Office's (GPO) Federal Depository Library Program since its inception over 100 years ago. The State Library has been the Regional Depository Library for Washington and Alaska since 1965. Since that time the library has received most federal publications distributed by GPO through the program. The requirements for the program are in Section 19 of Title 44 of the U.S. Code. The formats distributed through the program include printed reports, microfiche, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and maps. The program also provides access to online publications and services via the Internet.  

Washington and Alaska Depository Libraries:

• Depository Libraries
• Learning SuDocs Call Numbers Tutorial from the Government Documents Round Table of ALA

 **Hot Topics**

• All Things Census Explore blog postings from Pew Research Center about census methods, findings, and resources
• Help for Haiti Use this resource to learn how to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake
• High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program Find out how Washington and Oregon will benefit from ARRA grants for high-speed rail
• HealthReform.gov: Get news and reports regarding the health care reform process.

 Federal Government Resources on the Web

Search Engines and Portals	Statistics
Mashups, Blogs, and RSS Feeds	Executive
Economic Recovery Resources	Legislative
More Services and Resources	Judicial

Search Engines and Portals

• Google's Uncle Sam  Search government sites on the web
• Metavid Search audio and video of the Congressional Record
• Federal Web Locator  Center for Information Law and Policy
• University of Michigan Document Center  Alphabetical listing of federal government documents and resources
• USA.gov Official multi-topic portal to U.S. government information, linking to various federal government agencies and commissions 
• Government Printing Office Browse Topics  Federal government information by subject. Maintained by the University of Central Oklahoma
• GPO Access  Official information from all three branches of the Federal Government
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications GPO's finding tool for federal publications
• Virtual Shelflist  Information arranged by SuDoc number and the issuing federal agency
• Documents Data Miner 2 A website for people who work with and manage federal publications
• Fed World  Locate Government Information
• LOUIS Searchable database of federal government documents
• YouTube U.S. Government Channel Find the latest videos covering government information and hot political topics
• Federal Websites for Tribal Libraries Useful guide to federal resources with information on Native Americans
• FDsys Provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and federal agencies and preserved as technology changes
• Office of the Federal Register Provides access to the official text of federal regulatory material, federal laws, and presidential documents
• GovPulse.us Search and browse Federal Register entries with this user-friendly interface

Government Mashups, Blogs, and RSS Feeds

• Sunlight Foundation's Insanely Useful Web Sites Listing of sites and mashups for government information
• OpenSecrets.org Uses mashups to track campaign donations and political spending
• Programmable Web Dashboard for government mashups and APIs
• Blogs from the US Government Lists of official government blogs
• The Hill The official blog of Congress
• Geodata Make customized maps using government data
• Government RSS Feeds Federal government feeds from USA.gov
• Free Government Information Blog that promotes free access to government information
• Twitter Fan Wiki: U.S. Government Fairly comprehensive listing of U.S. government agency twitter feeds, with links to individual feeds for U.S. Congress members
• Congressional 140 Tracks twitter feeds for each member of Congress currently twittering

Economic Recovery Resources

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Read full text of act
• ARRA Information Center Resources from the IRS that discuss ARRA programs and tax credits for individuals and businesses
• Recovery.gov Main federal website for information on economic recovery programs
• Recovery.wa.gov Washington-specific information on how ARRA affects our state
• Wikipedia entry for ARRA Summary of act and provisions
• Making Work Pay Information from the IRS regarding tax credits on paychecks
• Small Business Administration Information on how ARRA will affect small businesses
• Money Matters FTC website for consumer finance issues
• One-Stop Economic Resource Center Economic resource links for Washington residents provided by Sen. Patty Murray's office

More Government Services and Information Resources

• Internal Revenue Service Forms and Publications
• U.S. Tax Code Online Tax Code
• U.S. Government Manual  Comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
• Federal Telephone Directories  Congress, Agencies and Commissions
• MedlinePlus  Health information from the National Library of Medicine
• PubMed  Access to over 12 million medical citations. Some full text
• GovSpeak A gude to government acronyms & abbreviations of the United States
• Sessions of the Congress of the United States Congressional sessions listed in chronological order
• Geography the National Map 
• Salmon Recovery  Fish and wildlife recovery in Columbia River Basin
• Window to My Environment Federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice
• National Weather Service Weather forecasts for the Western United States
• USAID Online resource for USAID-funded international development documentation
• FedFlix Browseable movies from the federal government with restriction-free use
• Data.gov Searchable database providing a plethora of data sets and tools on any type of information collected by federal agencies
• DisasterAssistance.gov Register here for federal disaster aid and find information about local assistance
• National Mine Map Repository Use this search tool to find maps of abandoned mines at the state or local level

Statistics

• The Statistical Abstract of the United States  National database of social and economic conditions in U.S.
• Uniform Crime Reports  FBI Uniform crime statistics for the nation
• STAT-USA Business, Trade and Economic Information. U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• Fedstats.gov Portal to federal statistics by state, agency, and topic area
• The Census Bureau  U.S. Census Bureau 
• American FactFinder  Population, housing, economic and geographic data

Executive

• White House Web Site President, news, history and tours
• Presidents USA Resource guide to U.S. Presidents
• POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
• Executive Order Disposition Tables, 1961+ (NARA) List of Executive Orders since President Kennedy EO 10194 Jan. 21, 1961
• Presidential and Vice Presidential salaries, 1789+ Salaries and expense accounts
• National First Ladies Library Contributions of first ladies and other women in history

 Legislative

• Plum Book  United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions
• House of Representatives Web Site  House news, committee and floor schedules, legislative information
• Senate Web Site  Senate news, committee and floor schedules, tours
• THOMAS  Congressional Bills-Full text since 1989 
• History of Bills  Search bills since 1983
• Serial Set U.S.  Serial Set. Selected documents and reports 
• Statutes at Large  U.S. Laws and Resolutions 1789-1875
• GovTrack.us Mashup allowing tracking and searching of Congressional bills
• Washington State Congressional Delegation Find your U.S. senators and representatives by district and view member websites
• Senator Patty Murray Official website of Washington's senior U.S. senator
  • YouTube Channel
• Senator Maria Cantwell Official website of Washington's junior U.S. senator
  • YouTube Channel
• Senate Floor Twitter Feed Get frequent updates about votes on the Senate floor
• House Floor Twitter Feed Get updates on happenings on the floor of the House

 Judicial

• Circuit and District Courts  Listed by U.S. Region 
• Constitution of the United States  Annotated Analysis and Interpretation
• Federal Courts  U.S. Courts
• National Indian Law Library  Public law library devoted to federal Indian and tribal law