Wilson Library has hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents. Most of those published since 1976 are in the WWU Online Catalog. For earlier publications you may need to search the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, which is available in the Government Information Services area of Wilson Library.

Most of the U. S. government documents collection are shelved 2nd floor of Haggard Hall. The U.S. documents are arranged according to the Sudoc system, the classification number system designed by the Superintendent of Documents. The personnel at the Reference and Instruction Service Desk in Haggard 2 will be happy to help you find the material.

Most government documents can be checked out for three weeks.

• USA.gov
  The official search engine for searching federal websites.

• Google U.S. Government Search
  Google's search engine for federal, state, and local government websites.

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
  An index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies. Coverage begins with 1976. For older information see GPO Basic Search or the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
  • Dates covered: 1776 - present
  A guide to federal government websites suitable for children. Searchable by subject and by age group.

• Cybercemetery
  This website provides permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.

• Government Publications Access
  An index of U.S. government websites arranged by Sudoc numbers, which are used to arrange government publications on the shelf.

• Selected U.S. Government Environmental Webpages
  A selection of websites about the environment produced by agencies of the U.S. Government. It lists the main subjects covered by each website and indicates whether it is an agency home page, whether it contains libraries of data, etc.

• White House
  The main website for the White House, including links to all cabinet departments and mjor independent agencies.

• Congressional Research Service Search Engine
  Congressional Research Service (CRS)is a federal agency that provides Congress with authorative, non-partisan report on current topics. CRS doesn't put their reports online but various organizations do, and the 2Act organization has created this unofficial search engine to locate them.

• Forms.gov
  This website contains many of the forms issued or required by the federal government. This includes tax forms, FAFSA forms, Medicare forms, etc.

• FedWorld / United States. National Technical Information Service
  Managed by the National Technical Information Service, this website indexes 600,000 NTIS reports, and has links to key goverment sites for science and technology. It also lists a wide variety of federal grants.

• GAO Reports
  The Government Accountability Office (formerly the General Accounting Office) is the agency Congress uses to assess how well government programs are working. This website contains full-text reports on the Bellingham pipeline incident, Iraq, electronic voting, etc.

• GPO Access (Government Printing Office)
  GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the official, published version and the information retrieved from GPO Access can be used without restriction, unless specifically noted. This free service is funded by the Federal Depository Library Program and has grown out of Public Law 103-40, known as the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Enhancement Act of 1993.

• IRS Tax Forms and Publications
  Federal tax forms and related publications. Most of them can be downloaded and used for your taxes.

• OMB Circulars
  The Office of Management and Budget circulars set the rules for federal budget writing, information gathering, etc.

• Tax Links / Tax Links.com
  A commercial website that provides free access to IRS Revenue Rulings.

• United States Congress (GPO page)
  The Government Printing Office's directory of congressional publications.

• Bonneville Power Administration
  The Bonneville Power Administration, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of Energy. BPA provides electricity for the Pacific Northwest.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance / United States. Office of Management and Budget
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. PrEx 2.20:
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  A database of all federal grants and similar programs available to local governments, Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals.

• FedBizOpps
  The database of federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.

• Geographic Names Information Service
  GNIS lists two million place names in the United States, with links to maps, and latitude/longitude information.

• National Climatic Data Center
  The world's largest archive of weather and climate data.

• Naturalization Page
  The Department of Homeland Security's homepage for those seeking information on naturalization, citizenship, Green Cards, etc.

• Patents and Trademarks
  The official website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

• White House
  The main website for the White House, including links to all cabinet departments and mjor independent agencies.

• World Factbook
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference G122.U56a
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  The World Fact Book is an annual published by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. The Fact Book provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, location, telecommunications capacity, government, industry, military capability, etc, of all US-recognized countries and territories in the world. Includes maps.

• Active Legislation
  The U.S. Senate's list of bills currently under active consideration, arranged by subject.

• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
  Offers a documentary record of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the first 20 Congresses of the U.S. (1774-1829). Additional records will be added to span the 42nd U.S. Congress." Produced by the Library of Congress Law Library

• Copyright Office
  The U.S. Copyright Office's homepage.

• House of Representatives
  The official webpage of the U.S. House of Representatives.

• Project Vote Smart / Center for National Independence in Politics
  Project Vote Smart is a major program of The Center for National Independence in Politics, a national non-partisan organization focused on providing citizens/voters with information about the political system, issues, candidates and elected officials.

• Senate
  The official website of the U.S. Senate.

• Thomas
  Thomas is the Library of Congress's guide to Congressional activities. It contains the text and status of bills and laws, in some cases back to the 1970s. It also has the text of the Congressional Record back to 1989. It has information on Congressional committees back to 1995.

• United States Congress (GPO page)
  The Government Printing Office's directory of congressional publications.

• Using the Congressional Record

• GENERAL

• FindLaw / FindLaw
  FindLaw is a Web site that provides access to free legal information, sources and services. The Legal information includes legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme Court decisions back to 1893 and California Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions back to 1934), legal news, a directory of legal professionals, court forms, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education.

• Washlaw Web / Washburn University School of Law Library
  Washburn University's extensive guide to legal websites. It has directories for each state, law schools, judges, etc.

• LAWS

• Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties / Kappler, Charles J.
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. Y 4.In 2/2:L 44/ v.1-7
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  The text of most U.S. laws about Indians through 1971, and treaties with Indian tribes.

• Statutes at Large
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. AE 2.111:
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  The laws of the U.S. federal government, arranged chronogically. Pre-1964 volumes are in the Government Information microfiche under GS 4.111: The 1789-1875 volumes are online at http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html

• United States Code / United States House of Representatives
  The current laws of the United States federal government, arranged by subject. They are fully searchable on the web.

• United States Code Annotated / West Pub. Co
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. Y 4.J 89/1:Un 3/3/West/
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  The current federal laws of the United States, arranged by subject. The West Corporation has added annotations about history and court cases to the official publication.

• REGULATIONS

• Code of Federal Regulations / United States. Office of the Federal Register
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. AE 2.106/3:
  The current rules and regulations of the executive branch of the United States federal government. Title 3 contains the president's executive orders and proclamations.

• Federal Administrative Decisions
  This webpage links to federal agencies' listings of administrative decisions. These decisions result when an executive agency has a judicial-like function. For example, there are FDA Warning Letters, OSHA Directives, and IRS Written Determinations. The website also links to agencies' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Rooms.

• Federal register
  Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

• Regulations.gov
  An official website for commenting on proposed federal regulations.

• COURT DECISIONS

• Federal Court Locator
  Villanova University created this website which allows you to find information about any federal court, and to access their legal decisions if they are available to the public online.

• Historic Supreme Court Decisions
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference KF 4549 .S423 1996
  Supreme Court cases are searchable by topic, popular title, Supreme Court Justice decisions, and by time period. Traces cases cited in each decision. Available on individual computers within the library.

• LexisONE / Lexis Nexis
  This free Internet service provides federal and state appellate cases from 1996-current, a collection of legal forms, and an annotated legal guide with links to websites.

• Supreme Court Collection / Legal Information Institute
  The Supreme Court is the highest court in the US judicial system. Decisions since 1990 are made available under the auspices of Project Hermes.

• American FactFinder / United States Census Bureau
  The U.S. Census Bureau's main webpage for information from the 2000 Census and related data.

• Census Population Schedules / Lopresti, Robert
  A finding list for Western's microfiche of Oregon and Washington Census Population Schedules (also known as the enumeration schedules, or federal manuscript census), which list the information about each individual who filled out census forms more than seventy years ago.

• Census Project
  A non-profit project to load information about individuals from the pre-1940 Census Population Schedules (also called the enumeration schedules, or federal manuscript census).

• County and city data book / United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
  • Location: Haggard 2: Gov Information C56.243/2: C3.134/2:
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  This is published every five years, and offers statistics for all states and counties in the United States, and for cities with populations greater than 25,000. Beginning in 1988, brief data are also included for "Minor Civil Divisions" with populations greater than 2,500. Although much of the information comes from the decennial census, other data sources are also used. It covers population, vital statistics, health, employment, income, social welfare, housing, crime, education, government finance, and business. Some rankings tables are also included, covering topics such as counties with the fewest people per square mile, counties with the largest decline in manufacturing, and so on.

• FedStats / FedStats
  FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. This includes official statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies.

• Statistical abstract of the United States
  • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. C 3.134:/ Haggard 2 -Ref Desk Coll HA202.A1
  • Dates covered: 1995-
  • Check Catalog
  Statistical Abstract of the U.S. contains a collection of statistical tables on social and economic conditions in the United States with selected international data. Sources include data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Back issues are available in print form in the Government Documents collection: C 3.134: Tables and information from the years 1995-2002 are available on the web.

• Historical Census Data
  This website contains statistical data from the 1790-1960 censuses.