Federal Government Information: A PCL Pathfinder
Under General Information below, you will find links to federal government information, including contacting the White House and our Michigan representatives to Congress. Under Statistical Information, you will find links to some of the most commonly-used federal statistical sources. Below you will find a list of the most frequently requested federal government publications organized by topic and branch of government. The terms and phrases listed in the subject headings below can be used to search for more materials in the library's catalog and research databases. If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
top	FirstGov : The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal http://www.firstgov.gov/ The official gateway to all federal government information. Searches all government web sites. Contacting the White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact Mailing Address The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Phone Numbers Comments : 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Fax: 202-456-2461 TTY for Hearing Impaired Only : Comments : 202-456-6213 TTY for Hearing Impaired Only: Visitors Office : 202-456-2121 E-Mail Addresses President: president@whitehouse.gov Vice President: vice.president@whitehouse.gov MICHIGAN SENATORS : Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) http://www.levin.senate.gov E-mail: http://levin.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm Washington Office: 269 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2202 Phone: 202 224-6221 Fax: 202 224-1388 Main District Office: 477 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313 226-6020 Fax 313 226 6948 Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) http://www.stabenow.senate.gov E-mail: http://stabenow.senate.gov/email.htm Washington Office: 702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2204 Phone: 202 224-4822 Fax: 202-228=0325 Main District office: 280 E. Saginaw Highway East Lansing, MI 48823 Phone: 517 203-1760 Fax: 517 203-1778 MICHIGAN REPRESENTATIVE, 6TH DISTRICT Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI 6th) http://www.house.gov/upton E-mail: http://www.house.gov/writerep/ Washington Office: 2161 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-2206 Phone: 202 225-3761 Fax: 202 225-4986 Main District Office: 157 S. Kalamazoo Mall, #180 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: 269 385-0039 Fax: 269 385-2888
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
top	County and City Data Book. United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1949– . ISSN: 00829455. www.census.gov/statab/www/ccdb.html Including statistics for all U.S. counties, cities of 25,000 or more population, and places with more than 2,500 inhabitants. Useful for both business and school projects. Population, housing, business, and labor force data are featured. Statistical Abstract of the United States. United States. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1878– . ISSN: 00814741. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Statistics describing social, economic, political, and geographic changes in the United States. Uniform Crime Reports: Crime in the US www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm Provides detailed statistical information about crimes as reported to the FBI. United States Census www.census.gov The ten-year census required by law provides massive amounts of population, housing, economic, and geographic data. The economic census, as well as other kinds of statistical data, also is found here. World Fact Book www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH DOCUMENTS
top	Budget of the U.S. Government www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/ Provides information on how the federal government spends money, from A Citizens Guide to the Federal Budget , written for the average reader, to extensive economic and historical analyses of the United States budget. Code of Federal Regulations www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html The CFR contains administrative regulations, issued by federal agencies or presidential executive order, which are arranged by subject and published annually. Weekly updates are found in the Federal Register. Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html Daily publication that presents final regulations as they are enacted, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents. The same information is organized by subject and published annually in the Code of Federal Regulations. Public Papers of the President www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html Papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. United States Government Manual www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html Manual provides information on the agencies of the three branches of government. Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration and contains statements, messages, and other presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH DOCUMENTS
top	Congressional Directory www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html Staff directory for the legislative, executive, and judicial agencies of the federal government. It features brief biographies, committee memberships, and addresses and phone numbers for staff members and judicial branches. Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html History of bills, Congressional bills, Congressional record, full-text versions of all signed bills, and more. Public and Private Laws www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html Public and private laws are prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the text of public and private laws enacted from the 104th Congress to the present. United States Code www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html The United States Code is the permanent, or public, laws of the United States organized into broad subject areas called titles. United States Constitution www.gpoaccess.gov/constitution/index.html The basic document establishing the government of the United States, the Constitution of the United States also defines the rights and liberties of citizens.
JUDICIAL BRANCH DOCUMENTS
top	Supreme Court Opinions www.supremecourtus.gov The Supreme Court of the United States is the final arbiter in controversies or interpretation of the laws of the United States or the intent of the Constitution. Its decisions are called “Opinions.”
LOCAL RESOURCES
top	Consumer Information Catalog http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ Quarterly catalog of free publications available from the federal government. Paper copies are available in the free literature rack in the library's lobby.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
top	executive departments—United States—handbooks, manuals, etc. United States—Congress—joint committee on printing United States—Congress directories United States—Office of the Federal Register United States—politics and government—handbooks, manuals, etc.
RELATED RESEARCH GUIDES
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