Government Information Basic Collection: Direct Web Links for Basic Collection Titles

Includes learning tools for students, parents, and teachers for teaching kids how the federal government works and how laws are made.

Links to Budget of the United States Government, including the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals, and other budgetary publications.

A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

A finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word.

Provides data based on the 100-percent questions. The subjects are age, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, race, sex, tenure (owner- or renter-occupied), and vacancy characteristics. Land area measurements and population density also are provided.

Contains U.S. Census data on population and housing.

Provides Census 2000 and historical comparisons of the 100-percent population and housing unit counts.

Contains U.S. Census data on population and housing.

The CFR contains the final regulations of the federal agencies. It is organized into 50 titles corresponding to particular subjects. The official CFR is updated once per year

Official publications of the White House, including the Weekly and Daily Compilations of Presidential Documents.

The Congressional Directory is the official directory of the Congress. It includes short biographies of each member of the Senate and House, committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and room and telephone numbers.

The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. FDsys contains Congressional record volumes from 140 (1994) to the present.

Includes text of constitution with description of parts and citations.

American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.

Available from April 1995 forward. It provides economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics.
Economic Indicators back to 1948 are made available through FRASER, the Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research.

An annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.

Provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It includes information about various types of occupations, including a description of the occupation, required training, earnings, occupational outlook, and working conditions.

Compilation of messages and papers of the Presidents.

The Social Security Handbook includes the Social Security Act (the Act), regulations issued under the Act, and precedential case decisions. It is intended to be an easy to understand resource regarding Social Security programs and services.

The Statistical Abstract of the United States provides summaries of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. The Statutes at Large collection on FDsys includes volumes from 1951 forward.

The United States Code (USC) contains the current laws of the United States. It is organized into 50 titles by subject. The entire official USC is published every six years since 1934. Yearly supplements are published in between those six years.

Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

The United States Reports contain the opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court. This site currently includes volumes 502-Present.

USA Counties is published by the U.S. Census Bureau. It includes country data on the following subjects: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade.