Federal Depository Library Information Guide

Provides detailed, public descriptions of Federal assistance listings available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); Federally recognized Indian tribal governments, Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups, and individuals.

It is designed to inform students, parents, and educators about the Federal Government, which issues the publications and information products disseminated by the GPO’s Federal Depository Library Program.

Available online from 1996 through the present.

The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary. The Compilation of Presidential Documents is published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Congress.gov is developed and maintained by the Library of Congress using data originated and owned by the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Offices involved in supplying legislative information to Congress.gov include the Secretary of the Senate, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, the Senate Recording Studio, the Office of the Clerk of the House, the House Recording Studio, the Government Publishing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional Research Service.

Govinfo currently contains Congressional Record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present.
The current year's Congressional Record database is usually updated daily by 11 a.m., except when a late adjournment delays production of the issue.

The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation ("Constitution Annotated" or "CONAN") provides a legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based on a comprehensive review of Supreme Court case law and, where relevant, historical practices that have defined the text of the Constitution. This regularly updated resource is written in "plain English" and useful for a wide audience: from constitutional scholars to those just beginning to learn about the nation's most important legal document.

Economic Indicators back to 1948 are made available through FRASER , the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research. FRASER is provided through a partnership between GPO and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. (Note: FRASER is not an official version of Economic Indicators and GPO can not guarantee the authenticity or completeness of the data.)

The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations. Documents are available in ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel (XLS).

Data.census.gov is the new platform to access demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data and content, and more time using it.

The Federal Register Index and List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) are available on govinfo as separate publications.

GPO launched GovInfo in February 2016 as a beta website to replace its predecessor, GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys). In addition to providing an advanced, metadata-powered search experience, GovInfo also includes a content management system and a standards-compliant preservation repository.

These three components comprise GPO’s world-class system for the comprehensive management of electronic information:

Short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, listed by state or district.

Committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers for Members of Congress.

Lists officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.

The Public Papers of the Presidents, which is compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), began in 1957 in response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications Commission. Note: The Public Papers of the Presidents were discontinued with the end of the Obama Administration. Official writings, addresses, and remarks for future presidents may be found in the Compilation of Presidential Documents collection.

The Social Security Handbook includes the provisions of the Social Security Act (the Act), regulations issued under the Act, and precedential case decisions (rulings). It is one of numerous publications about the Social Security programs. It is a readable, easy to understand resource for the very complex Social Security programs and services.

It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. Includes many tools for locating laws.

This site contains The U.S. Government Manual for 1995-96 and all subsequent editions to the present, as well as digitally imaged formats for 1935-1995 editions. The online version and electronic publication of The Manual is available annually to the Public.

The Statutes at Large is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) .

Under the provisions of 1 U.S.C. 112, the printed edition of the Statutes at Large is legal evidence of the laws, concurrent resolutions, proclamations by the President, and proposed and ratified amendments to the Constitution.