Federal Government Documents - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

U.S. House of Representatives (http://www.house.gov) view the congressional schedule, search Roll Call votes, and find summaries of debates on the House floor through the Office of the Clerk (http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.html).

U.S. Senate (http://www.senate.gov)
Track and research legislation, find committee membership listings, and view floor and committee schedules.

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html) features congressional information from the Journals of the Continental Congress to the American State Papers to House and Senate Journals from the Library of Congress American Memory project.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-Present
(http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp) search by name, position, party, state, year or congress.

Congressional Directory (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cdirectory/index.html) from the 104th congress (1995-1996) through the present. It contains information on senators and representatives and officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries.

History of Bills (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/hob/index.html) lists legislative actions on bills that are reported in the Congressional Record, coverage available from 1983 to the present.

Legislative Branch Resources (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html) materials on the legislative process, congressional materials, and legislative resources and publications.

THOMAS (http://thomas.loc.gov) search the Congressional Record, history of bills and Public Laws from 93rd congress to the present.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html) the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Available at GPO Access 1996 to the current year and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database, which has the CFR 1938-1986, and the current year at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm. Available at the State Library in print current year, SuDoc: AE 2.106/3: (Note: CFR Index available in print 1964 to the current year).

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl) a currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. 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 Printing Office. The OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a daily basis. The current update status appears at the top of all e-CFR web pages.

Federal Register (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html) the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents available at GPO Access 1994 to the current year and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the Federal Register full-text in PDF from its inception in 1936 to the current year at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm and at the State Library in print current year, and in microfiche January 1975 to December 2004, SuDoc: AE 2.106:

List of CFR Affected (LSA) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html) 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 available at GPO Access 1986-2007 and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the LSA full-text in PDF from 1949 to 2000 at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm and in print 1987 to the present. SuDoc: AE 2.106/2:

Public and Private Laws (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/index.html)
from the 104th congress (1995-96) to the present. Public Laws available at the State Library in print from the 105th congress (1997-98) to the present, SuDoc: AE 2.110:

Regulations.gov (http://www.regulations.gov) find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

U.S. Statutes at Large (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html )
1789-1875 from the Library of Congress, GPO Access has 2004 and more will be added at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html and Kentucky State Employees have access to the HeinOnline database with the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1789 to 2005 at http://www.kdla.ky.gov/sgworker/databases.htm and at the State Library in print 1970/71, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984-2002, Call Number: R 348.732 Unit (Note: Shelved in the reference collection).

U.S. Code (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/)
1994 versions through 2000 editions, plus supplements. The State Library has in print the 2000 edition, Call Number: R 342.73 Unit (Note: Shelved in the reference collection).