government links

Links to Congress

» Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
Powered by the Thomas database, a project of the Library of Congress, this continuously updated site offers information about bill summaries and status, bill text and public laws, congressional records and roll call votes, House and Senate committees and reports.

» House of Representatives: Legislative Events calendar

» Senate: Legislative Events calendar

» Congressional Record
Official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. Published daily when Congress is in session, each issue contains "Daily Digest" summaries of floor and committee activities. Documents are available as ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Links to Resources of Public Information

» Politics 1
Non-partisan public service guide to American politics. Includes campaign products and services, news links and background on political parties.

» Federal Election Commission
Government resource of information on financing campaigns for federal office, rules and regulations, and elections and voting. Includes guides for media, candidates and PAC's.

» Project Vote Smart
Citizen's organization providing unbiased information for electoral decision-making, including issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations.

» Political Information
A search engine for politics, policy and political news.

» Politics Online
Fundraising and Internet Tools for politics

» First Gov: U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Links to Federal and State agencies

» DemocracyNet
Enter your zip code to find out who's running for offices on your ballot and where the candidates stand on issues.

» U.S. Census Bureau
Provides U.S. Census data on government organization, public employment, and government finance.

Links to State and Local Information

» State Law Watch
Resource for new laws and regulations in the fifty states and other governmental developments and policy initiatives at the state level that affect business. Contains helpful resources for establishing or operating a business in a particular state.

» State and Local Government on the Net
Directory of links to government sponsored and controlled resources on the Internet, displayed by state.

Links to Government Research Tools

» Google UncleSam
Searches text of Government websites

» Political Index
Huge resource of political links

» Political Information.com
A search engine for politics, policy and political news.

» Yahoo Government
Yahoo Directory: Government category