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Researchers can find federal proposed and final rules and submit comments through the Web site to the agencies on proposed rules that are open for public comment. Users can also find other types of documents open for public comment, such as agency significant guidance.

Links to the most recent version of the CFR placed on the Internet by the GPO. May browse by title. For subparts and individual sections, tabs include Updates, Authorities (U.S. Code), Rulemaking, and Appendices (if applicable).

Full-text legal, news, reference, and business sources. Legal Research section contains United States federal and state case law and codes, as well as law reviews and legal news.

Provides access to the full text of hundreds of law reviews, bar journals, federal primary materials, including the Congressional Record, U.S. Code, Federal Register, CFR, and state sessions laws.

On HeinOnline. Coverage: 1938 to 2014 (as of March 5, 2015). May browse by year, title, and index and finding aids.

On HeinOnline. Includes the Federal Register (from 1936-2015), the Federal Register Indexes, the CFR List of Sections Affected (1958-2014), and the CFR Compilation of Sections Affected (1949-2000).

On HeinOnline. Includes the Administrative Decisions under the Immigration and Nationality Laws (1940-2012), Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board (1935-2010), Environmental Administrative Decisions (1972-2010), and many more.

U.S. Department of Treasury (via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys). Lists the exchange rates of foreign currencies based on the dollar. (Current and recent reports are available on the Bureau of Fiscal Service's website.)

The e-CFR is an editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments produced by the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Publishing Office. The OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a daily basis.

The CFR is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive branch departments & agencies. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation. May search or browse current 50 titles. Also available from 1996 to current year. To search, use the "Advanced Search" option on the FDsys home page.

Lists proposed, new, and amended federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title. Issued monthly. Two options include the LSA Compilation (1986-2000) or the Monthly LSA (1997 - current volumes.)

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. May search/browse current volume only or search/browse volumes from 1994 through current volume. To search the Federal Register, use the "Advanced Search" option on the FDsys home page.

This website hopes to provide the public and those in the legal community with a more user-friendly and customize-able Federal Register format. It offers robust search features and browsing capabilities. The most current Federal Register issue is easily displayed by clicking on the Current Issue link on the homepage.

GPO provides online access to the full text of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the Federal Register, and the List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA). Links and brief descriptions are provided below.

This project was established in 1999 as a collaboration between John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The Document Archive contains 109,712 documents related to the study of the presidency and includes the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (Washington to Taft, 1789-1913), The Public Papers of the President (Hoover to G.W. Bush, 1929-2007; and Obama, 2011-Book I), The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (Carter - G.W. Bush, 1977-2009), The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (Obama, 2009-2015), as well as thousands of other documents such as party platforms, candidates' remarks, formal farewell addresses, and much more.

Includes recent Executive Orders, Presidential Memoranda, and Proclamations.

Provides access to the edited and re-arranged text of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders from April 13, 1945 to January 20, 1989. It offers in once convenient reference source proclamations and Executive orders with general applicability and continuing effect. This page also include a link to the Executive Orders Disposition Tables, which begins with E.O. 7532, January 8, 1937 to present, and includes title, signature date, Federal Register citation, and detailed history of amendments and revocations.

The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary. From 1993 to present.

Joyce Green's site identifies all signing statements from 2001 and is updated daily. There are links to the latest signing statement, a list of laws subjected to signing statements (2001-present) and a helpful page called FAQs re: signing statements.

This paper is available on SSRN. Written by Neil Kinkopf and Peter M. Shane, it updates the authors' 2007 compilation of Bush 43 Administration signing statements that objected on constitutional grounds to one or more provisions of the laws President Bush was signing. This paper offers what is now a complete compilation for both the first and the second Bush 43 Administrations.

Access the Budget of the United States Government, the Economic Report of the President, the Federal Register (which includes executive orders and proclamations), the Public Papers of the President, State of the Union Addresses, and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. To search a particular collection, use the "Advanced Search" option on the FDsys home page.

Currently contains the Public papers for Presidents George H.W. Bush, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama. Each volume contains the papers and speeches issued by the Office of the Press Secretary and is presented in chronological order.

Included under the Compilation of Presidential Documents Collection. Includes the State of the Union addresses from George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and Barack H. Obama. See the link on the left under "Related Resources."

Also included in the Compilation of Presidential Documents Collection. The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary. Available from 1993 - January 20, 2009. The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents is available from January 20, 2009 - present (the administration of President Obama).

The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules and notices as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is helpful to know the date or citation for a particular presidential document in order to locate it in this version of the Federal Register.

Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the federal governmentt. Also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the U.S. participates, boards, commissions, and committees.

Alphabetical, hyperlinked list of federal agencies.

Researchers can identify federal agency publications by searching by authorizing agency, title, subject, or general keyword. Includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides links to those that are available online.

Provides a gateway to information about government agencies and elected officials.

A collection by the Univ. of North Texas Libraries & the U.S. GPO to provide permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.

Includes the Public Papers of the Presidents (1931-2010), Compilation of Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1789-1916), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1965 to 2009), the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (2009-present), and much more.

Go to the "Browse" link up at the top right. Open the folder "Administrative Materials & Regulations." Then, open the subfolder "Executive Materials," which includes Executive Orders (from March 14, 1936 through current) and the Public Papers of the Presidents (from March 24, 1979 through current). May search both sources together by checking the boxes and clicking on "OK-Continue."