Also See
Also see the Congress / Legal Research page on the Political Science Research Guide.
Government Documents Collection
The University of Oklahoma's Government Documents Collection is now in storage, but items may still be retrieved via Sooner Xpress. Contact the Government Documents Librarian, Jeffrey Wilhite, and see his research guides.
Oklahoma
Guides from the OU Law Library
State of Oklahoma Salaries
- State Agency SalariesFrom Oklahoma Watch. Data is from the Office of Management and Enterprise Service. As of 7-23-24, includes FY 2021 payroll data.
- State of Oklahoma PayrollFrom the state of Oklahoma. Click on the quarter, type in employee's last name. As of 1-9-23, FY 2021 is available.
- University of Oklahoma Operating Budget Detail: Norman CampusA paper resource! On reserve at the Circulation Desk. Call number: LD 4313 .U562
Federal
Federal Laws and Proposed Legislation
- United States Code (current; U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
- United States Code (to 2018; HeinOnline)Full-text of the United States Code (official version) and the Statutes at Large in PDF page image format going back to the start of these publications. This database should be your source for locating official Acts of Congress or references to the official code.
- United States CongressOfficial site of the U.S. Congress.
Other Federal Government Publications
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs Knowledge PortalCatalogs the project listings, project resources, and findings of many bureau-funded or bureau-sponsored projects working on international labor issues. Most of them are focused more specifically on child labor, human trafficking, and forced labor. For each project you can read about the project, read its findings, and browse documents and other resources associated with that project.
- Congressional (Proquest)Includes hearings (1824-present); CRS Reports (1916-present); House and Senate Documents/Reports (Serial Set; 1817-present); legislative histories (1969-present); bills and laws (1776-present); miscellaneous publications including GAO, CBO, the American State Papers, the House and Senate Journals (1789-present); vote reports (1987-present); maps (1789-2007); Congressional Record (1789-present); executive branch (1789-1932); and presidential materials such as executive orders (1789-present). Many of these are full text.
- Government Printing Office (FirstSearch/OCLC)Index of U.S. government documents and some technical reports.
- GovInfoProvides access to information disseminated by the U.S. Government Printing Office. It provides official information from all three branches of the Federal Government.
- Green BookNOTE: link goes to archived version on the Wayback Machine.
Published by the Committee on Ways and Means of the United States House of Representatives. Provides background material and statistical data on the major entitlement programs and other activities within the Committee's jurisdiction. Includes a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, and poverty. - Legislative Insight (ProQuest)A federal legislative history service containing full-text publications generated by Congress during the process leading up to the enactment of U.S. Public Laws. Texts available include the full text of the Public Law itself, Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, reports, prints, and other congressional publications.
- Session Laws Library (HeinOnline)Contains the session laws of all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as governmental session laws from the United States, Australia, Canada, and the Bahamas. Full text available.
- U. S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)Includes: Congressional Record bound volume set (1873-present) as well as its three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873). The Congressional Record Daily edition is also available from 1980-present. U.S. Congressional Serial Set, Congressional Hearings, Rules & Precedents, Committee Prints, Congressional Budget Office Publications, CRS Reports, Congressional Directory, Other Works Related to Congress.
- United States Documents Masterfile (Paratext)Over 9.5 million links to digital content, including full-text printed material, maps, photographs, illustrations, and statistical datasets.