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There are many types of government information. From agency reports to appropriations, census data to Supreme Court decisions, it comes in many formats and covers almost every topic. This list is arranged alphabetically by document type. For more information on federal, state or local government information, use links in the left navigation bar. This icon indicates the resource is restricted to students, faculty, and staff at the University of Missouri. |
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Analysis of government programs | 1923-current (incomplete) ..... | General Accountabilty Office (GAO) reports |
1973-current .......................... | Print and fiche GAO reports are filed under the GA 1.13 call number. | |
1989-2008 ............................. | GAO Reports at GovInfo.gov | |
Aerial photographs | 1920s-current ........................ | Where to find Aerial Photographs |
Agencies, guide to | 1935-current ...................... | U.S. Government Manual |
Current .................................. | A-Z Index of Departments and Agencies | |
Agency reports | 1976-current ......................... | Catalog of Government Publications |
1895-2005 ............................. | Find print set of Monthly Catalog of Government Publications (title varies) on Documents Reference shelf under call number Z 1223 .A18. | |
1789-1909 ............................. | Checklist of United States Public Documents 1789-1909 or see online version in Internet Archive | |
Appropriations, budget estimates, etc. | 1995-2004 ............................. | GovInfo.gov |
Appropriations, House Committee on | 1953-current ......................... | GovInfo.gov |
Appropriations, Senate Committee on | 1998-current ......................... | GovInfo.gov |
Appropriations, status of | 1983-current ......................... | CQ Weekly Link leads to a list of articles about appropriations bills, arranged by year |
Attorneys General (U.S.) - Opinions | 1791-1982 ............................. | Hein Online |
Bills, congressional (See also guide to bill versions) |
1994-current........................ | GovInfo.gov |
Coverage dates.......................... | Congress.gov has full text of bills and legislative action. | |
1979-2000................................. |
The MU Law Library has House and Senate bills on microfiche for the 96th-106th congresses. Ask Law Library staff for assistance. |
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1933-1988................................. | The University of Arizona has a complete set of this time period. This set is microform - request through interlibrary loan. For interlibrary loan purposes the official title is Congressional bills, resolutions, and laws. | |
1801-1829, 1861-1899........... |
House and Senate Bills and Resolutions on microfilm in MU Law Library. Filmed by the Library of Congress. | |
1789-1933................................ | Center for Research Libraries (microform - request through ILL) | |
1789-1921................................. | The University of Washington has an incomplete set on microform - request through interlibrary loan. For ILL purposes the official title is Congressional bills, resolutions, and laws. | |
Varies.......................................... | Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC | |
1799-1873................................... | Library of Congress | |
Bills, summary and status | Coverage dates....................... | Congress.gov shows legislative action on bills. |
Bills, history of | 1983-current.............................. | GovInfo.gov History of Bills The History of Bills lists legislative actions on bills that were reported in the Congressional Record. In print it is part of the Congressional Record Index, but on GovInfo it is a separate collection. |
1929-2015................................ | ProQuest Legislative Insight | |
Bills, status | 1983-current............................... | CQ Weekly |
Biographical directory | 1774-present............................... | Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress |
Budget of the U.S. Government | 1996-current................................. | GovInfo.gov |
1921-current................................. | Federal Reserve Archive |
Campaign contributions from individuals and PACs | 1997-current................................... | OpenSecrets.org |
Current........................................... | Influence Explorer | |
1988, 1994..................................... | See "Open Secrets" books by Larry Makinson in 2 East, Ellis Library | |
Campaign finance reports | 2007-current................................... | Federal Election Commission |
Census data | 1790-current.................................. | MU Libraries Census Guide |
Circuit Court Decisions | 1938-current................................... | Find Law |
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) | 1938-current................................ | Hein Online |
1996-current................................... | GovInfo.gov | |
Current (unofficial)......................... | Electronic CFR | |
Code, U.S. | 1994-current................................... | GovInfo.gov |
1925-current................................... | Hein Online | |
Committee membership | Current........................................... | Govtrack.us |
1947 to 1992.................................. | Committees in the U.S. Congress, 1947-1992 (print) | |
Committees, legislation assigned to | Current.......................................... | Govtrack.us |
Committee prints, congressional | 1955-current (incomplete) ........... | GovInfo.gov |
1789-current.................................. | Proquest Congressional | |
Committee reports, Congressional | 1821-current.................................. | GovInfo.gov |
1973-current.................................. | Congress.gov | |
1970-current.................................. | Proquest Congressional | |
1817-1980...................................... | US Congressional Serial Set Digital Collection | |
Conference reports | 2006-current.................................. | Federal Digital System |
Congressional publications | Varies.............................................. | Proquest Congressional |
1817-1980................................... | US Congressional Serial Set Digital Collection | |
Congressional Record
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1789-current................................ | Sources for the Congressional Record | |
1897-current................................. | Congressional Record (bound) 1873-2016; Congressional Record (Daily) 1994 to present; Congressional Record Index (Daily) 1983 to present | |
1789-current................................... |
Proquest Congressional | |
1873-current................................... | Congress.gov | |
1873-current................................... | MU LAW LIBRARY FEDERAL X 1.1/A: | |
Congressional Record, Daily Digest | 1989-current................................... | Congress.gov |
Congressional Research Service Reports | 1916-current................................... | Proquest Congressional |
Various........................................... | Archive-It (list of links to various sources) | |
Various............................................ | Law Librarian's Society of Washington D. C. | |
Various............................................ | EveryCRSReport.com | |
Various............................................ | CRSReports.com | |
Congressional Session Dates | 1789-current................................. | Session Dates |
Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) | 1983-2010...................................... | Consolidated Federal Funds Report |
Court opinions, Supreme Court | 1760-current................................... | Find Law |
Varies............................................. | Supreme Court | |
Court records (appellate, district and bankruptcy courts) | Varies............................................. |
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) (fee-based) |
Varies............................................. | GovInfo.gov |
Debate, congressional SEE Congressional Record |
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Debates, presidential candidates | 1960, 1976-current.................... | American Presidency Project |
Debt, public | 1869-current............................. | Treasury Direct |
Declassified documents | Any dates | Declassified Documents Guide |
Directory, Congressional | 1816-1887................................. | Print copies held by library |
1888-current............................. | Print copies held by library | |
All dates.................................... | Biographical Directory of the United States Congress on Congress.gov | |
1997-current............................. | GovInfo.gov | |
Current..................................... | GovTrack.us Provides address look-up to show your current congress persons | |
Documents, House and Senate | 1975-current............................... | GovInfo.gov The Congressional Documents collection on GovInfo includes House Documents, Senate Documents, and Senate Treaty Documents. Documents can include reports of executive departments and agencies, as well as committee prints, that were ordered to be printed as documents. Senate Treaty Documents contain the text of a treaty as it is submitted to the U. S. Senate for ratification by the President of the United States. Note that House and Senate Documents are also printed in the Serial Set. |
Economic Indicators | 1995-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
Economic Report of the President | 1995-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
1947-current ................... | FRASER (Federal Reserve) | |
Elected officials | USA.gov | |
Elected officials | 1956-2014 ...................... | America Votes |
Election returns, presidential | ||
1789-2008 ...................... | National Archives | |
1789-2012 ...................... | NationalAtlas.gov (printable maps) | |
1956-2014 ...................... | America Votes | |
Executive orders, presidential | 1936-current ................... | Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3 (print) |
1996-current ................... | Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3 (online) | |
1826-current ................... | American Presidency Project | |
current ............................ | Executive Orders | |
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Federal Register | Federal | 1936-current .............. | GovInfo.gov |
1936-current .............. | Hein Online | ||
Federalist Papers | Federal | 1787-1788 ................. | Federalist Papers |
Financial disclosures, congressional members | Federal | ||
2008-current ............. | Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Floor votes, congressional | Federal | Current ..................... | |
CQ Weekly | |||
Project Vote Smart | |||
Foreign aid (loans, grants, etc.) | Federal | 1946-2010 ................ | Greenbook USAID Foreign Assistance |
Foreign Relations | Federal | Foreign Relations LibGuide | |
Foreign policy | Federal | Current ..................... | CQ Researcher |
1945-1976 ................ | Foreign Relations of the United States | ||
1870-1931 ................ | Foreign Relations of the United States Print | ||
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GAO Reports | Federal | 1989-2008 ................ | GovInfo.gov |
Grants | Federal | current ...................... | Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance |
2000-current ............. | Grants and Opportunities |
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Hearings, scheduled | current ............................. | Senate.gov; House.gov |
Hearings, Congressional | 1824-1979 ....................... | Proquest Congressional |
1979-1993 ....................... | MU Libraries' collection of print hearings from 1964-forward were lost in the mold disaster of 2013 and are slowly being replaced. If not found in a MERLIN partner library, request a copy through MOBIUS, or contact a Government Information librarian. | |
Up to 1923 ...................... | Many historic hearings are now digitized and freely available in HathiTrust. Tip: use the HathiTrust advanced search feature. Put "Committee" in the author field, "Hearing" in the title field, and limit further by date or words found in full text. | |
1985-2008 ....................... | Selected hearings are available in full text on GovInfo. Complete hearings are only available in paper copy and have been moved off-site. MERLIN records may not be updated to show the new location. If not found in a UM system library, request a copy through MOBIUS. | |
House Documents (Y 1.1/7:) | 1817-present ................... |
House and Senate Documents and Reports are compiled in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. See SERIAL SET, CONGRESSIONAL on this page. |
House Reports (Y 1.1/8:) | ||
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Images and photos | General ............................ | U. S. Government Photos and Images |
Science ............................ | Science Images | |
NASA ............................... | NASA Images | |
Inaugural Addresses, Presidential | 1789-current .................... | American Presidency Project |
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Journals, House of Representatives | 1992-2017 ....................... | GovInfo.gov |
L (return to top) | ||
Laws, General and Permanent | 1926-current ................... | Hein Online |
1994-current ................... | GovInfo.gov | |
current ............................. | Cornell University Law School | |
Laws, Public and Private (slip) | 1995-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
Legislative histories | 1969-current ................... | Proquest Congressional |
1887-current ................... | Proquest Legislative Insight | |
Legislation, (in force) See Code, U.S. | ||
Legislation, states (by subject) | National Conference of State Legislatures | |
1960-2014 ...................... | Hein Online Subject Compilations of State Laws | |
List of CFR Sections Affected | 1986-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
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Maps | Readex Serial Set Maps | |
USGS Maps | ||
National Map | ||
Maps and Geographic Information LibGuide | ||
Maps, topographic | Geological Sciences Library | |
Mobile Apps Directory | USA.gov | |
Municipal Officials, directory | 1934-2014 ...................... | Municipal Yearbook |
Municipal Officials, salaries | 1934-2014 ...................... | Municipal Yearbook |
N (return to top) | ||
News, Congressional | Roll Call | |
Nominations and appointments, presidential | current ............................ | Nominations and Appointments |
Nominations for Supreme Court | 1789-current ................... | Senate.gov |
O (return to top) | ||
Opinions of the US Circuit Courts | 1995-current ................... | FindLaw |
Ordinances, municipal | Municode.com | |
P (return to top) | ||
Party platforms | 1840-2012 ...................... | American Presidency Project |
Patents | U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Fulltext Patent Research Guide Google Patents |
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Personal Finance Disclosures | varies .............................. | OpenSecrets.org |
1981-2010 ...................... | Financial Disclosure Reports (House of Representatives) | |
Photographs, congressional | 1997-current ................... | Congressional Pictorial Directory |
Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions) | 1996-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
Podcasts, RSS Feeds, Blogs | varies .............................. | Free Government Information (podcasts) |
Free Government Information (Blogs) | ||
Policy, statements of administrative | 1985-current ................... | American Presidency Project |
Political party platforms | 1840-2012 ...................... | American Presidency Project |
Presidential debates | 1960-2016 ...................... | American Presidency Project |
Presidential documents | 1993-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
1965-current ................... | Hein Online | |
Presidential papers | 1790-current ................... | American Presidency Project |
Presidential press briefings | 2009-current ................... | Press Briefings |
Presidential press conferences | 1929-current ................... | American Presidency Project |
Presidential signing statements | 1929-current ................... | American Presidency Project |
2001-current ................... | Presidential Signing Statements | |
Presidents, information about | 1789-current ................... | Internet Public Library |
Proclamations, Presidential | 1789-current ................... | American Presidency Project |
current ............................ | Presidential Proclamations | |
Procurement Data | 1981-current ................... | Federal Procurement Data System |
Public Debt | 1791-current ................... | Public Debt Reports |
Public Papers of the Presidents | 1991-current ................... | GovInfo.gov |
Public/Slip laws | 1989-current ................... | Proquest Congressional |
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Record, Congressional (What's this? See Video) |
1873-current ................... | Congressional Record (bound) 1873 to 2001, 2003 to 2015; Congressional Record (Daily) 1994 to present; Congressional Record Index (Daily) 1983 to present |
1789-current ................... |
Proquest Congressional | |
1989-current ................... | Congress.gov | |
Regulations, (historical) | 1996-current ................... | Code of Federal Regulations |
Title 3: 1936-current ....... | Hein Online | |
1938-2001 ...................... | MU LAW AE 2.106/3: | |
Regulations, (in force) | current ............................ | Code of Federal Regulations |
2001-current ................... | MU Law AE 2.106/3: | |
Regulations, (proposed) | 1996-2010 ...................... | Unified Agenda |
1994-2016 ...................... | Federal Register | |
RSS Feeds | US Government RSS Library |
S (return to top) | ||
Senate Documents (Y 1.1/3:) | 1817-present |
House and Senate Documents and Reports are compiled and reprinted in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. See SERIAL SET, CONGRESSIONAL on this page. |
Senate Executive Reports (Y 1.1/6:) | ||
Senate Reports (Y 1.1/5:) | ||
Serial Set, Congressional Note: The American State Papers, 1789‑1838 was the predecessor set. |
1817-present .................. |
MERLIN (Print volumes, almost all stored offsite.)
Note: Serial Set volumes from #14934-present are on shelving just outside the Docs office on the Ellis Library first floor, East. |
1817-1969 ...................... |
Microfiche set available offsite. |
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1817-1980 ...................... RECOMMENDED |
Electronic FULL TEXT. Predecessor American State Papers is also available in FULL TEXT. |
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1975-present (Documents) 1995-present RECOMMENDED |
GovInfo.gov FULL TEXT:
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1810s-1990s ................... | HathiTrust Collection. This is a free online digital library that includes over 29,000 uploaded volumes. The Serial Set collection has been sectioned off from the rest of the library so that it can be searched | |
1983-1998 |
You can get the Serial Set volume number using only the House Report, House Document, Senate Report or Senate Document number by checking United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog: Numerical Lists and Schedule of Volumes in Docs stacks under number GP 3.34. This source is available for the 98th-105th congresses only (1983-1998.) | |
1981-present .................. |
When print and electronic formats are unavailable and deadlines are tight, microfiche copies can substitute in a pinch. Check microfiche cabinets located to the north of the Documents stacks. Use the following system to find materials:
We have fiche for all of these starting with the 97th Congress. |
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1833-1917 ...................... | American Memory (Only a fraction of 1% is here - about 150 selections. Those that do appear are in full text.) | |
Soil Surveys | 1899-1901 | Stored offsite - Dewey Decimal call number - 631.08 Un31b |
1923-1966 | MU ELLIS - Library of Congress call number - S 591 .A22 | |
Varies | Stored offsite - SuDoc call number - A 57.38 | |
Online | ||
Speeches, congressional | See Congressional Record (above) | |
Speeches, presidential | Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | |
State government publications | 1800s-ca. 1930 | Uncatalogued collection in storage, ask in Gov Docs office |
1700s?-1950 | Center for Research Libraries has more than a half million volumes of deposited and purchased monographic and serial publications of the U. S. state governments from the earliest periods through 1950, including financial reports and research studies. Excluded content includes internal agency newsletters, agricultural station publications, maps, and state court reports. Most of the collection is not cataloged; to identify resources, try to find state publications checklists, or contact CRL Access Services. CRL also maintains a collection of legislative journals through 1990. | |
State of the Union Address, Presidential | 1790-current | American Presidency Project |
1994-current | GovInfo.gov | |
Statistics | USA.gov | |
2013-2016 | Statistical Abstract of the United States | |
1878-2012 | Statistical Abstract of the United States | |
Historical Statistics of the US | ||
Statutes at Large (session laws) | 1951-2012 | GovInfo.gov |
1789-1875 | Library of Congress | |
1789-2013 | Constitution.org | |
1789-current | Proquest Congressional | |
1789-2006 | Hein Online | |
Subsidies, with National Priority Ratings (NPRs) | 2000-current | Subsidy Database |
Supreme Court Cases | 1789-current | Oyez Project |
Supreme Court Records and Briefs | 1832-1978 | US Supreme Court Records & Briefs |
1999-2007 | Find Law | |
Supreme Court Decisions | 1937-1975 | GovInfo.gov (Bulk download) |
2003-2008 | Find Law | |
Supreme Court Opinions | 2007-current | Supreme Court Slip Opinions |
1790-current | Hein Online | |
Supreme Court Rules | 1803-current | SupremeCourt.gov |
Supreme Court Nomination Hearings | 1971-current | GovInfo.gov |