Federal Government Info Sources
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/ This directory covers senators, representatives, and other elected officials from 1774 to the present. Search by name, position, and/or state. Each entry consists of a short biography, including information about when the individual served. Research collections with the person's papers as well as a bibliography are also provided.
Congressional Record http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces150.html "The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. Helpful Hints section provide instructions for searching the Congressional Record database." This database contains the Congressional Record from 1995 to the present.
Congressional Travel Expenses Database http://www.crp.org/travel/ "This database contains reports filed in 1997. These reports contain the receipt of travel expenses from private sources for meetings, speaking engagements, fact-finding trips or similar events in connection with official duties. Government funded or political travel or travel that is unrelated to official duties is not part of this data. Within 30 days after the travel is complete, members/officers must file these reports."
FedLaw http://www.legal.gsa.gov/ Menu-based guide to Internet sites related to United States laws and regulations, and other legal resources.
FedWorld http://www.fedworld.gov This web site is the largest gateway to government information. It is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate. In 1992, FedWorld was established by The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U S Department of Commerce, to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government. This service assists agencies and the public in electronically locating Federal Government information, both information housed within the NTIS repository and outside of NTIS.
Federal Transit Administration
Find Your Representatives http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/search.html This C-SPAN site allows you to search for your congressmen by state, zip code, or name. You can even refine the search by party or house. Not only do you get the names of your congressmen, but you get a picture and contact information, including phone numbers, addresses, and links to their e-mail or web pages.
Government Printing Office Access http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/index.html GPO Access is a World Wide Web interface to the Government Printing suite of databases. It provides provides easy access to the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, Congressional Bills, Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, GAO Reports, Economic Indicators, and a ton of other information provided by the Government Printing Office.
Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov/ "The Library of Congress is using the World Wide Web (WWW) to present information about and materials from its collections over the Internet." It's also possible to view Internet exhibits that cover American history, get legislative information, access resources for researchers and information professionals, and find out more about the Library of Congress and what it does. Instructions for searching the Library of Congress catalogs are available in English or Spanish.
National Transportation Library
National Traffic and Highway Safety Administration
Open Secrets Interactive http://www.opensecrets.org/ A guide to the money spent in U.S. elections, who is contributing on what issues and where the money is coming from.....very, very detailed. Browse by State, elected official, industry, subject, etc.
Project Vote Smart's U.S. Government Primer http://www.vote-smart.org/reference/primer/ Project Vote Smart's U.S. Government primer is a concise U.S. civics lesson with emphasis on the political process. You can learn about the election process, campaign finance, how a bill becomes a law, and much, much more. Project Vote Smart also follows what elected officials are voting for in office on its Congress Tracking pages. You can also explore their archives of historical documents and other political resources.
Registered Federal Lobbyist Database http://www.crp.org/lobbyists/database.htm Database of lobbyist information for registered federal lobbyists in the United States. Searchable by Company Name, Client Name or Lobbyist Name, or look for lobbyists by interest or industry area.
Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/ Includes full text of bills and Congessional Record from 93rd Congress to the present. Other items such as "How Our Laws are Made," calendars and historical documents are accessible.
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) http://www.access.gpo.gov/ Provides federal government documents produced by the Government Printing Office. Two of the documents included are the Congressional Record and the Federal Register.
U.S. House of Representatives HomePage http://www.house.gov/ Provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and other U.S. government information resources. Includes searchable U.S. Code and Code of Federal Regulations.
United States Code (USC) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ An electronic version of the United States Code (USC) generated from the most recent publication made available by the US House of Representatives. Provides searching capabilities on Title and Section of the USC and a popular names table for finding laws by their more common names.
United States Senate http://www.senate.gov/ The official Senate homepage. There's a directory of senators as well as information on legislative activities, committees, and senate art and history. You can even take a virtual tour of the Senate building.
Voter Information Services (VIS) http://www.vis.org/ Evaluations of individual congresspeople and senators from the viewpoint of a large number of disparate organizations, based on several key votes.
Write to Congress http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/elecmail.html Provides contact information for Congress members, including regular and email addresses, along with background information about each members. Searchable by zip code, so citizens can find the members who represent their district. Updated to reflect the recent elections.