Government & Politics

Quick Reference

Executive

The White House

Legislative

The House Of Representatives
The Senate

Judicial

Supreme Court

Political Parties

Library of Congress

THOMAS: Provides, among other things, information on bills in Congress, access to the Congressional Record, and a primer as to how a bill becomes a law.
LOCIS: Library of Congress Information System - the LOC card catalog, abstracts about foreign laws, and Congressional bill tracking dating back to 1973.

Agencies and Other Organizations:

The Internal Revenue Service has an online publication. Tax forms are also available.
WINGS: Web Interactive Network of Government Services.
Department of Commerce: Has the current 1996 budget.
Consumer Information Center:
FedLaw - directory of federal laws, rules, and regulations.
FedStats: A collection of searchable and browsable database, full of statistics and information from more than 70 agencies.
FedWorld: and online information service of the National Technical Information Service.
US Census Bureau
US Census Bureau Experimental Map Server
Patent Search - search IBM's database of US Patents filed over the last 25 years.
Official Government Printing Office Site.
Governement Printing Office: Available through the Columbia Online Information Network (COIN)
National Information Infrastructure Virtual Library
Securities & Exchange Commission: Includes the EDGAR searchable database of SEC filings.
New York State Office for the Aging: A public service to older New Yorkers, their families and others. Find help, explore aging, discover news and events, help family caregivers, link to more resources.
Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance: Free, accurate and unbiased consumer help with Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance, long term care insurance and more for Medicare beneficiaries, their families and others.
Aging Well Village: Health and wellness for mature adults seeking to start or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition, fitness, healing, medications, safety and more.

Citizen Maintained Sites:

C-Span
U.S. Historical Census Data Browser: Access to historical census data for the US from 1790 to 1970.
Do-It-Yourself Congressional Investigation Kit: See what PACS are giving to which politicians.
Open Secrets:A close look at who is giving money to your Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill. Also available is each member's email address, election schedule, and committee assignments.
If you think you could do a better job budgeting, check out the National Budget Simulator to see if you can balance the budget.
US Federal Government Agencies at the WWW Virtual Library.