State Freedom of Information Laws

State Freedom of Information Laws

Directory of links to individual state statutes for open meetings and open records laws. Also provides link to directory of state FOI resources. Organized by the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US State & Regional

DEA.gov / Statistics & Facts

DEA.gov / Statistics & Facts

Provides data from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on national statistics for drug arrests by year, drug seizures by year and type, and meth lab incidents by year and location, as well as national studies and publications.
Subject: Health & Medical Sciences–Alcohol, Drugs & Tobacco; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–Statistics

Portal do Governo

Portal do Governo

The website of the Portugese government includes information on the country, the government, the prime minister and their practices. It also provides government forms. The website is in Portugese, but available in English.
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–Other National Governments

FDsys: GPO’s Federal Digital System

FDsys: GPO’s Federal Digital System

“GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.” For U.S. government publications, come here!
Subject: Arts & Humanities–Libraries–On The Job–Law & Government Documents Libraries; Law, Government & Political Science–Political Science–Documents; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

“The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.”
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–Legislation

Collections – Government Documents Center

Collections – Government Documents Center

A portal to government documents from throughout American history, hosted by the University of Michigan Government Documents Center.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History–Historical Documents; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government

Ladies Auxiliary VFW

Ladies Auxiliary VFW

Members are “wives, widows, mothers, foster and stepmothers, grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters, foster and stepdaughters … of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.” Site includes news, a calendar, and information on scholarships, legislative action, and cancer research.
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–US Military; Social Sciences–Gender & Sexuality–Women

Joint Committee on Taxation

Joint Committee on Taxation

The duties of the Joint Committee are to investigate the operation and effects of internal revenue taxes, investigate measures and methods for the simplification of taxes, make reports to the House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance, and review any proposed refund or credit and gift taxes in excess of $2,000,000.
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–House Committees; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–Senate Committees

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

The committee that monitors legislation on banks, financial institutions, control of prices of commodities, deposit insurance, economic stabilization and defense production, export and foreign trade promotion, federal monetary policy including the Federal Reserve System, financial aid to commerce and industry, issuance and redemption of notes, publ …
Subject: Business & Economics–Banking; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–Senate Committees; Science & Technology–Transportation

Center for the Study of Intelligence

CSI is a governmental organization charged with researching the history of the American intelligence community. Their site includes a variety of online texts and documents, most covering the period of the Cold War.
Subject: Arts & Humanities–History–History By Region–North American History–United States History; Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

“The Committee on Government Reform has existed in varying forms since 1816. It first appeared as the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments.” Currently the committee reviews issues related to the Federal civil service, federal employment, the District of Columbia municipal affairs, government management, federal holidays, nationa …
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–House Committees

House Journal

House Journal

“The Journal is a record of the proceedings of each legislative day in the House. The Journal–and not the Congressional Record–is the official record of the proceedings of the House.”
Subject: Law, Government & Political Science–Government–US Federal Government–Legislative Branch–House Of Representatives