Practical Community Learning Project (PCLP)

provides more than 10,000 listings for members of Congress, Congressional committees and subcomittees, organization charts, and contact information for NGOs. Browse by topic to find information on internships. UM user only.

ProQuest Congressional indexes and abstracts Congressional committee publications, including hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, and public laws. It includes the full text of reports and documents (1789-1969), hearings (1824-), Congressional Record (1985-1997), CRS Reports (1916-present), Statutes at Large (1789-), bill text (1789-) and Federal Register (1980-) as well as the Serial Set (1789-), the current U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.

Legislative Histories bring together relevant information that documents a bill's journey to become a law

Bills from the 93rd (1973-1974) to present

Information portal from the Library of Congress. Brings together information on members of Congress and legislation

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Provides analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy. Also explains institutional and organizational history, the legislative process, and public policy decision-making. UM user only.

Collection of over 30 political science reference books, including current and all past issues. Includes CQ Almanac, Exit Polls: Surveying the Amerian Electorate, Guide to Political Campaigns in America, Guide to the Presidency, Encyclopedia of Political Science, Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census, Federal regulatory Directory, Washington Information Directory, Historic Documents Series and many others. UM User Only.

Bills from the 93rd (1973-1974) to present

ProQuest Congressional indexes and abstracts Congressional committee publications, including hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, and public laws. It includes the full text of reports and documents (1789-1969), hearings (1824-), Congressional Record (1985-1997), CRS Reports (1916-present), Statutes at Large (1789-) and Federal Register (1980-) as well as the Serial Set (1789-), the current U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.
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Provides analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy. Also explains institutional and organizational history, the legislative process, and public policy decision-making. UM user only.

Provides bi-monthly reports with regard to health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, technology, and the economy. UM User Only.

Analytical articles on Congressional legislation and politics since 1983 and roll call votes since 1995. UM User Only.

The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.

Provides bills, laws, government reports, GAO Reports, and Public Papers of the Presidents. Open access for all users.

Provides citations to U.S. federal government publications. Contains references to books, reports, studies, serials, maps and other publications. Topics covered include finance, business, demographics, foreign relations, public health and social issues.

Click on Legal Research to find Federal and state cases. Access limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).

Law journals (including international), criminal justice journals, Federal Register (1936-2000), Treaties in Force (1932-2004), U.S. Reports (1754-2002), Attorney General Opinions (1791-1982). UM users only.

Includes a United States Judicial collection covering: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit and District Court Reports, U.S. Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction, Early Federal Nominative Reports, Administrative Publications, and FJC Publications. UM users only

Searchable text of hundreds of newspapers in the United States and selective English-language newspapers or newswires from around the world. UMich Only

Provides full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information, including hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers, legal and business publications, wire services, broadcast media transcripts, and trade/news magazines.