Legislation and Regulations

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A short list of resources to help you find the original, authoritative versions of the laws and regulations that guide us… 

THOMAS
From the Library of Congress—“in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson”—this is a site created by Congress to make government information freely available and easily accessible to the public. THOMAS is particularly helpful at finding legislative information. It includes access to the text of bills and resolutions, activity in Congress, Presidential nominations, treaties, committee information, instructional materials, and much more.

C-SPAN Issues and Legislation
C-SPAN offers its usual high level of non-partisan information on current legislation and key votes, and offers a good basic guide to the Congress, its procedures, and contact information for legislators and their staffs.

Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments, etc.), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules. 

Library of Congress—Links to State Government Websites
This site offers to links to state governments—many of which in turn have links to state statues and legislation.  

National Conference of State Legislatures
This database contains information gleaned from the home pages and websites of the fifty state legislatures, the District of Columbia and the Territories. You can select to view specific website content materials (such as, bills, press rooms, statutes) from all states, one state or a selected list of states.  

Regulations.gov
Regulations.gov facilitates public participation in the federal regulatory process by improving the public's ability to find, view, and comment on regulations and other actions for all Federal agencies. 

United States House of Representatives
The main Website for the House 

United States Senate
The main Website for the Senate