Political Science: Government Websites and Resources

Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838.

Contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports from 1817 onward.

This is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress; the eighteen volumes presented in this online collection cover the laws of the first forty-three Congresses, 1789-1875.

In addition, the Statutes at Large includes the text of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, amendments to the Constitution, treaties with Indians and foreign nations, and presidential proclamations.

The Bills and Resolutions are available for selected sessions of Congress, beginning with the 6th Congress in the House of Representatives, the 16th Congress in the Senate, and the 18th Congress for Senate Joint Resolutions.

Provides access to: bills and resolutions, laws, debates, journals, reports and other documents, roll call votes, and information on the legislative process.

The FOIA Electronic Reading Room is provided as a public service by the Office of the Chief Information Officer's Information Management Services. Here you can view documents released through the FOIA and other CIA release programs.

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