Journalism & Research (Campus)

Essentially a search engine that retrieves information related to the United States government, use it to locate government forms, documents, etc.

Go to the Government Printing Office's digital collections to access the Code of Federal Regulations, the U.S. Code, presidential documents, and congressional bills and hearings.

Journalists often look for data to enhance their stories. Consult this link for data produced by the federal government.

Use this resource to find information and statistics on "labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy."

For copyright questions, check out this site!

Provides biographies on current and retired Supreme Court Justices, as well as a listing of recent court decisions.

For information related to prisons, counter-terrorism measures, and "most wanted fugitive" listings in the United States, check out this site.

Looking for executive records? As a U.S. citizen, there is certain information that the government is required to make available to you. FOIA requests may be critical to writing an investigative news story or may enhance another newspaper article that you're working on.

Contains numerous presidential documents.

Looking for more information about a bill or public law? Check out this site for its current status or legislative history! Presented by the Library of Congress, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.

For more background on the U.S. Senate, questions about senators, committees, and legislation, visit this site.

Similar to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives has a site with information on state representatives, committees, and legislation.

Contains biographical information on members of Congress from 1774 to present, including party affiliation, Congressional sessions, and positions held.