U.S. Government Publications

• Catalog of Government Publications

  U.S. Government Publishing Office resource of recent and historic government publications.

• Congress.gov

  Historical and current information on U.S. congressional activity.

• DiscoverGov

  U.S. Govt. Publishing Office (GPO) providing one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo including reports, articles, and citations while providing direct links to selected resources and publications available online.

• GovInfo

  U.S. Government Publishing Office resource providing one-stop access to U.S. laws, legislation, and regulations.

• USA.gov

  A-Z Index of U.S. Government departments and agencies. Includes federal, state, and local governments.

• ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window

  Start here for most searches concerning bills, laws, House & Senate documents, including committee prints and CRS reports. ALSO INCLUDES EXECUTIVE BRANCH DOCUMENTS.

Try the following steps in order

• Mason Online Catalog
• Catalog of Government Publications (CGP)
• Worldcat
• Interlibrary Loan Request

Try the following steps in order

• MOCAT (1895-1976)-GMU Only
• WorldCat
• Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publication in print: 1885 - (FenGov GP 3.8)
• Checklist of U.S. Public Documents, 1789-1909
• A Chronology of US Historical Documents (via Univ. of Okalhoma College of Law)
• American Memory (LC)
• Contact the Government Documents librarian Kimberly MacVaugh or Fenwick Reference Desk (730/993-2210)